Seniors face lower risk of dangerous prescriptions with computerized hospital Rx system

Observations: Seniors face lower risk of dangerous prescriptions with computerized hospital Rx system: As hospitals struggle to integrate electronic medical records, some have already instituted electronic drug ordering systems to help reduce prescription errors. But not all so-called computerized provider order entry systems are specially tuned to different patient populations. And while some can catch potentially dangerous drug-drug interactions for individuals, only one has been alerting providers when they are ordering something that could be dangerous for seniors.