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Computer generated prescriptions as an audit tool

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

R. N. Bloor
R. N. Bloor*
Affiliation:
Substance Abuse Unit, City General Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent ST4 6QG
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The introduction of audit and resource management into medicine is closely linked with the introduction of computerised information systems. Substance abuse is an area where data collection is often difficult and the pressures of the clinical load may cause data collection to take second place. The need for information systems should not be allowed to impose an extra load on clinical staff or the effects of introduction can have severe negative consequences on units (McLean & Kaplan, 1983).

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Audit in practice
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Psychiatric Bulletin , Volume 17 , Issue 4 , April 1993 , pp. 218 - 220
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