Ross Koppel

Summary

Affiliation: University of Pennsylvania
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Role of computerized physician order entry systems in facilitating medication errors
    Ross Koppel
    Department of Sociology, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104 USA
    JAMA 293:1197-203. 2005
  2. ncbi What do we know about medication errors made via a CPOE system versus those made via handwritten orders?
    Ross Koppel
    Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, and Sociology Department, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Crit Care 9:427-8. 2005
  3. ncbi Workarounds to barcode medication administration systems: their occurrences, causes, and threats to patient safety
    Ross Koppel
    Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Sociology Department, McNeil Building, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    J Am Med Inform Assoc 15:408-23. 2008
  4. ncbi Identifying and quantifying medication errors: evaluation of rapidly discontinued medication orders submitted to a computerized physician order entry system
    Ross Koppel
    Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    J Am Med Inform Assoc 15:461-5. 2008
  5. ncbi Healthcare IT usability and suitability for clinical needs: challenges of design, workflow, and contractual relations
    Ross Koppel
    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Stud Health Technol Inform 157:7-14. 2010
  6. ncbi Neither panacea nor black box: responding to three Journal of Biomedical Informatics papers on computerized physician order entry systems
    Ross Koppel
    Department of Sociology and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics of the School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    J Biomed Inform 38:267-9. 2005
  7. ncbi Computerized physician order entry systems: the right prescription?
    Ross Koppel
    Sociology Department and School of Medicine, Center for Excellence in Patient Medication Safety, University of Pennsylvania, USA
    LDI Issue Brief 10:1-4. 2005
  8. ncbi Medication safety in older adults: home-based practice patterns
    Joshua P Metlay
    Penn Program for the Reduction in Medication Errors, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 53:976-82. 2005
  9. ncbi Defending computerized physician order entry from its supporters
    Ross Koppel
    Am J Manag Care 12:369-70. 2006

Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Role of computerized physician order entry systems in facilitating medication errors
    Ross Koppel
    Department of Sociology, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104 USA
    JAMA 293:1197-203. 2005
    ..Published studies report that CPOE reduces medication errors up to 81%. Few researchers, however, have focused on the existence or types of medication errors facilitated by CPOE...
  2. ncbi What do we know about medication errors made via a CPOE system versus those made via handwritten orders?
    Ross Koppel
    Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, and Sociology Department, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Crit Care 9:427-8. 2005
    ..I discuss these issues and their implications for the evaluation of CPOE systems and of other emerging healthcare technologies...
  3. ncbi Workarounds to barcode medication administration systems: their occurrences, causes, and threats to patient safety
    Ross Koppel
    Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Sociology Department, McNeil Building, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    J Am Med Inform Assoc 15:408-23. 2008
    ..Shortcomings in BCMAs' design, implementation, and workflow integration encourage workarounds. Integrating BCMAs within real-world clinical workflows requires attention to in situ use to ensure safety features' correct use...
  4. ncbi Identifying and quantifying medication errors: evaluation of rapidly discontinued medication orders submitted to a computerized physician order entry system
    Ross Koppel
    Department of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    J Am Med Inform Assoc 15:461-5. 2008
    ..This measure offers a rapid, constant, inexpensive, and objective method to identify medication orders with a high probability of error. It may also serve as a screening and teaching mechanism for physicians-in-training...
  5. ncbi Healthcare IT usability and suitability for clinical needs: challenges of design, workflow, and contractual relations
    Ross Koppel
    University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Stud Health Technol Inform 157:7-14. 2010
    ..We suggest that the structure of those relationships may retard the progress and responsiveness of HIT...
  6. ncbi Neither panacea nor black box: responding to three Journal of Biomedical Informatics papers on computerized physician order entry systems
    Ross Koppel
    Department of Sociology and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics of the School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
    J Biomed Inform 38:267-9. 2005
  7. ncbi Computerized physician order entry systems: the right prescription?
    Ross Koppel
    Sociology Department and School of Medicine, Center for Excellence in Patient Medication Safety, University of Pennsylvania, USA
    LDI Issue Brief 10:1-4. 2005
    ..This Issue Brief summarizes research that sounds a cautionary note about the potential for computerized systems to facilitate medication errors, as well as reduce them...
  8. ncbi Medication safety in older adults: home-based practice patterns
    Joshua P Metlay
    Penn Program for the Reduction in Medication Errors, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
    J Am Geriatr Soc 53:976-82. 2005
    ..To identify the current state of medication-taking practices of community-dwelling older adults on high-risk medications...
  9. ncbi Defending computerized physician order entry from its supporters
    Ross Koppel
    Am J Manag Care 12:369-70. 2006