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STUDY

Ambulatory prescribing errors among community-based providers in two states.

Abramson EL, Bates DW, Jenter C, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:644-648.

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The influence of the structure and culture of medical group practices on prescription drug errors.

Kralewski JE, Dowd BE, Heaton A, Kaissi A. Med Care. 2005;43:817-825.

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Randomized trial to improve prescribing safety during pregnancy.

Raebel MA, Carroll NM, Kelleher JA, Chester EA, Berga S, Magid DJ. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2007;14:440-450.

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Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: experiences of physician practices and pharmacies.

Grossman JM, Cross DA, Boukus ER, Cohen GR. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:353-359.

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Using nurses and office staff to report prescribing errors in primary care.

Kennedy AG, Littenberg B, Senders JW. Int J Qual Health Care. 2008;20:238-245.

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Electronic prescribing within an electronic health record reduces ambulatory prescribing errors.

Abramson EL, Barrón Y, Quaresimo J, Kaushal R. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:470-478.

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Dispensing errors in community pharmacy: perceived influence of sociotechnical factors.

Szeinbach S, Seoane-Vazquez E, Parekh A, Herderick M. Int J Qual Health Care. 2007;19:203-09.

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Medication-error reporting and pharmacy resident experience during implementation of computerized prescriber order entry.

Weant KA, Cook AM, Armitstead JA. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64:526-530.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

System breakdown: 4 med errors, 250 scripts/day.

Mulligan M. Drug Topics. July 1, 2009;153:22-24,26.

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Medication prescribing errors involving the route of administration.

Lesar TS. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:1053-1066.

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Effectiveness of a community collaborative for eliminating the use of high-risk abbreviations written by physicians.

Leonhardt KK, Botticelli J. J Patient Saf. 2006;2:147-153.

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Risk models to improve safety of dispensing high-alert medications in community pharmacies.

Cohen MR, Smetzer JL, Westphal JE, Comden SC, Horn DM. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2012;52:584-602.

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Use of the Beers criteria to predict adverse drug reactions among first-visit elderly outpatients.

Chang CM, Liu PY, Yang YH, Yang YC, Wu CF, Lu FH. Pharmacotherapy. 2005;25:831-838.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Buying the wrong medicine overseas.

Chase M. Wall Street Journal. August 16, 2005:D1.

COMMENTARY

The (slowly) vanishing prescription pad.

Steinbrook R. N Engl J Med. 2008;359:115-117.

COMMENTARY

Pharmacy clarification of prescriptions ordered in primary care: a report from the Applied Strategies for Improving Patient Safety (ASIPS) collaborative.

Hansen LB, Fernald D, Araya-Guerra R, Westfall JM, West D, Pace W. J Am Board Fam Med. 2006;19:24-30.

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The impact of prescribing safety alerts for elderly persons in an electronic medical record: an interrupted time series evaluation.

Smith DH, Perrin N, Feldstein A, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:1098-1104.

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Effect of a pharmacist on adverse drug events and medication errors in outpatients with cardiovascular disease.

Murray MD, Ritchey ME, Wu J, Tu W. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:757-763.

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Differences in medication errors between central and remote site telepharmacies.

Scott DM, Friesner DL, Rathke AM, Peterson CD, Anderson HC. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2012;52:e97-e104.

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A steep increase in domestic fatal medication errors with use of alcohol and/or street drugs.

Phillips DP, Barker GEC, Eguchi MM. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:1561-1566.

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