... http://ccforum.com/content/9/5/R516R516Vol 9 No 5ResearchMedication errors: a prospective cohort study of hand- written and computerised physician order entry in the intensive care unitRob Shulman1, ... to compare the impact ofcomputerised physician order entry (CPOE) without decisionsupport with hand- written prescribing (HWP) on the frequency,type and outcome of medication errors (MEs) in ... need. Computerised phy-sician order entry (CPOE) without decision support may haveadvantages over hand- written prescribing (HWP) in terms ofstandardisation, full audit trail, legibility, use of...