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STUDY
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.
STUDY
Randomized trial of a warfarin communication protocol for nursing homes: an SBAR-based approach.
Field TS, Tjia J, Mazor KM, et al. Am J Med. 2011;124:179.e1-179.e7.
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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
Epidemiology of medication-related adverse events in nursing homes.
Handler SM, Wright RM, Ruby CM, Hanlon JT. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2006;4:264-272.
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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.
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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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Nursing home error and level of staff credentials.
Scott-Cawiezell J, Pepper GA, Madsen RW, Petroski G, Vogelsmeier A, Zellmer D. Clin Nurs Res. 2007;16:72-78.
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Effect of a pharmacist-led multicomponent intervention focusing on the medication monitoring phase to prevent potential adverse drug events in nursing homes.
Lapane KL, Hughes CM, Daiello LA, Cameron KA, Feinberg J. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011;59:1238-1245.
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Medication errors during patient transitions into nursing homes: characteristics and association with patient harm.
Desai R, Williams CE, Greene SB, Pierson S, Hansen RA. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2011;9:413-422.
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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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Prescribing discrepancies likely to cause adverse drug events after patient transfer.
Boockvar KS, Liu S, Goldstein N, Nebeker J, Siu A, Fried T. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:32-36.
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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 safety of warfarin therapy in the nursing home setting.
Gurwitz JH, Field TS, Radford MJ, et al. Am J Med. 2007;120:539-544.
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Identifying modifiable barriers to medication error reporting in the nursing home setting.
Handler SM, Perera S, Olshansky EF, et al. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2007;8:568-574.
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Medication reconciliation for reducing drug-discrepancy adverse events.
Boockvar KS, Carlson Lacorte H, Giambanco V, Fridman B, Siu A. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2006;4:236-243.
COMMENTARY
A living will misinterpreted as a DNR order: confusion compromises patient care.
Katsetos AD, Mirarchi FL. J Emerg Med. 2011;40:629-632.
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Dementia and risk of adverse warfarin-related events in the nursing home setting.
Tjia J, Field TS, Mazor KM, et al. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2012;10:323-330.
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Prescribers' responses to alerts during medication ordering in the long term care setting.
Judge J, Field TS, DeFlorio M, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006;13:385-390.
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Evaluation of nationally mandated drug use reviews to improve patient safety in nursing homes: a natural experiment.
Briesacher B, Limcangco R, Simoni-Wastila L, Doshi J, Gurwitz J. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005;53:991-996.
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Achieving quality improvement in the nursing home: influence of nursing leadership on communication and teamwork.
Vogelsmeier A, Scott-Cawiezell J. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:236-242.
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