Two interesting articles:
Study of Malpractice Claims Shows Many Medication Mistakes Preventable
Likelihood of Adverse Drug Events can be lessened with better technology, procedures
http://www.brighamandwomens.org/publicaffairs/news/malpractice_and_medication_mistakes.asp
Beth Israel Deaconess copes with a massive computer crash
Hospital praised for being open about the problem and sharing lessons learned, both about technology itself and about policy
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/330/science/Got_paper_P.shtml