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STUDY
Care homes' use of medicines study: prevalence, causes and potential harm of medication errors in care homes for older people.
Barber ND, Alldred DP, Raynor DK, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:341-346.
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Therapeutic errors involving adults in the community setting: nature, causes and outcomes.
Taylor DM, Robinson J, MacLeod D, MacBean CE, Braitberg G. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2009;33:388-394.
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Medication administration errors in assisted living: scope, characteristics, and the importance of staff training.
Zimmerman S, Love K, Sloane PD, Cohen LW, Reed D, Carder PC; Center for Excellence in Assisted Living-University of North Carolina Collaborative. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011;59:1060-1068.
BOOK/REPORT
Patient Safety Authority Annual Reports.
Harrisburg, PA: Patient Safety Authority; April 2013.
COMMENTARY
Wrong Route for Nutrients
Scott-Cawiezell JR, AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2008.
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The influence of formulation and medicine delivery system on medication administration errors in care homes for older people.
Alldred DP, Standage C, Fletcher O, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:397-402.
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Quantification and classification of errors associated with hand-repackaging of medications in long-term care facilities in Germany.
Gerber A, Kohaupt I, Lauterbach KW, Buescher G, Stock S, Lungen M. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2008;6:212-219.
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The effect of medication reconciliation in elderly patients at hospital discharge.
Midlöv P, Bahrani L, Seyfali M, Höglund P, Rickhag E, Eriksson T. Int J Clin Pharm. 2012;34:113-119.
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Repeat medication errors in nursing homes: contributing factors and their association with patient harm.
Crespin DJ, Modi AV, Wei D, et al. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2010;8:258-270.
BOOK/REPORT
Improving Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities: Training Modules.
Taylor SL, Saliba D. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; July 2012. AHRQ Publication No. 12-0001.
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Effect of computerized provider order entry with clinical decision support on adverse drug events in the long-term care setting.
Gurwitz JH, Field TS, Rochon P, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008;56:2225-2233.
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Medication error reporting in nursing homes: identifying targets for patient safety improvement.
Greene SB, Williams CE, Pierson S, Hansen RA, Carey TS. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:218-222.
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Addressing delays in medication administration for patients transferred from the hospital to the nursing home: a pilot quality improvement project.
Ward KT, Bates-Jensen B, Eslami MS, et al. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2008;6:205-211.
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Patterns in nursing home medication errors: disproportionality analysis as a novel method to identify quality improvement opportunities.
Hansen RA, Cornell PY, Ryan PB, Williams CE, Pierson S, Greene SB. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2010;19:1087-1094.
REVIEW
Nonhospital health care–associated hepatitis B and C virus transmission: United States, 1998-2008.
Thompson ND, Perz JF, Moorman AC, Holmberg SD. Ann Intern Med. 2009;150:33-39.
STUDY
Computerized physician order entry with clinical decision support in the long-term care setting: insights from the Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care.
Rochon PA, Field TS, Bates DW, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005;53:1780-1789.
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Medication administration errors for older people in long-term residential care.
Szczepura A, Wild D, Nelson S. BMC Geriatr. 2011;11:82.
COMMENTARY
Advancing nursing home quality through quality improvement itself.
Werner RM, Konetzka RT. Health Aff (Millwood). 2010;29:81-86.
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Improving medication error reporting in hospice care.
Boyer R, McPherson ML, Deshpande G, Smith SW. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2009;26:361-367.
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Medication discrepancies upon hospital to skilled nursing facility transitions.
Tjia J, Bonner A, Briesacher BA, McGee S, Terrill E, Miller K. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24:630-635.
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