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STUDY

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.

STUDY

Improving medication error reporting in hospice care.

Boyer R, McPherson ML, Deshpande G, Smith SW. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2009;26:361-367.

STUDY

Inappropriate medication in a national sample of US elderly patients receiving home health care.

Bao Y, Shao H, Bishop TF, Schackman BR, Bruce ML. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27:304-310.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Maalox Total Relief and Maalox Liquid Products: Medication Use Errors.

MedWatch Safety Alert. Rockville, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; February 17, 2010.

BOOK/REPORT

Health Care Comes Home: The Human Factors.

Committee on the Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care. Washington, DC: National Research Council; 2011. ISBN: 9780309212366.

STUDY

Medication assessments by care managers reveal potential safety issues in homebound older adults.

Golden AG, Qiu D, Roos BA. Ann Pharmacother. 2011;45:492-498.

STUDY

Effectiveness of a pharmacist–nurse intervention on resolving medication discrepancies for patients transitioning from hospital to home health care.

Setter SM, Corbett CF, Neumiller JJ, Gates BJ, Sclar DA, Sonnett TE. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66:2027-2031.

STUDY

Medication errors in the homes of children with chronic conditions.

Walsh KE, Mazor KM, Stille CJ, et al. Arch Dis Child. 2011;96:581-586.

STUDY

Therapeutic errors among children in the community setting: nature, causes and outcomes.

McD Taylor D, Robinson J, Macleod D, Macbean CE, Braitberg G. J Paediatr Child Health. 2009;45:304-309.

REVIEW

Care transitions and home health care.

Boling PA. Clin Geriatr Med. 2009;25:135-148.

COMMENTARY

The patient who falls: "It's always a trade-off."

Tinetti ME, Kumar C. JAMA. 2010;303:258-266.

FACT SHEET/FAQS

Ten Tips to Prevent an Accidental Overdose.

Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; May 2011.

COMMENTARY

The human factors of home health care: a conceptual model for examining safety and quality concerns.

Henriksen K, Joseph A, Zayas-Cabán T. J Patient Saf. 2009;5:229-236.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Contributions from Ergonomics and Human Factors.

Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(suppl 3):i1-i79.

MEETING/CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

The Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care: Workshop Summary.

Olson S. Committee on the Role of Human Factors in Home Healthcare, National Research Council. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2010.

STUDY

Older patients' understanding of emergency department discharge information and its relationship with adverse outcomes.

Hastings SN, Barrett A, Weinberger M, et al. J Patient Saf. 2011;7:19-25.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

8 Ways to prevent medication errors in kids.

Payne JW. US News & World Report. May 3, 2010.

STUDY

Multidose drug dispensing and discrepancies between medication records.

Wekre LJ, Spigset O, Sletvold O, Sund JK, Grimsmo A. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e42.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:696–698.

STUDY

Potentially inappropriate medication use among elderly home care patients in Europe.

Fialová D, Topinková E, Gambassi G, et al. JAMA 2005;293:1348-1358.

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