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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Dose of technology helps Shands at UF avoid drug errors.

Chun D. Gainsville Sun. August 21, 2006.

STUDY

Bar-code technology for medication administration: medication errors and nurse satisfaction.

Fowler SB, Sohler P, Zarillo DF. MedSurg Nursing. 2009;18:103-110.

STUDY

Medication-error alerts for warfarin orders detected by a bar-code-assisted medication administration system.

Fitzhenry F, Doran J, Lobo B, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68:434-441.

STUDY

Effect of bar-code–assisted medication administration on medication administration errors and accuracy in multiple patient care areas.

Helmons PJ, Wargel LN, Daniels CE. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66:1202-1210.

STUDY

Adverse drug events in hospitalized cardiac patients.

Fanikos J, Cina JL, Baroletti S, Fiumara K, Matta L, Goldhaber SZ. Am J Cardiol. 2007;100:1465-1469.

STUDY

Impact of a pharmacist-facilitated hospital discharge program: a quasi-experimental study.

Walker PC, Bernstein SJ, Tucker Jones JN, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:2003-2010.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:960-964.

REVIEW

The safety of intravenous drug delivery systems: update on current issues since the 1999 Consensus Development Conference.

Sanborn M, Gabay M, Moody ML. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:159-164.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors: a year in review.

Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Pharmacy Practice News. October 2011:7-14.

STUDY

ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: dispensing and administration—2008.

Pedersen CA, Schneider P, Scheckelhoff DJ. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66:926-946.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:730-733.

STUDY

Clinical and safety impact of an inpatient pharmacist-directed anticoagulation service.

Schillig J, Kaatz S, Hudson M, Krol GD, Szandzik EG, Kalus JS. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:322-328.

STUDY

The impact of type of manual medication cart filling method on the frequency of medication administration errors: a prospective before and after study.

Schimmel AM, Becker ML, van den Bout T, Taxis K, van den Bemt PM. Int J Nurs Stud. 2011;48:791-797.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

ASHP statement on bar-code verification during inventory, preparation, and dispensing of medications.

Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68:442-445.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Promethazine conundrum: IV can hurt more than IM injection!

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 2, 2006;11:1-3.

STUDY

Improving insulin distribution and administration safety using Lean Six Sigma methodologies.

Yamamoto J, Abraham D, Malatestinic B. Hosp Pharm. 2010;45:212-224.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Don't underestimate the impact of change on risk potential.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 11, 2008;13:1-3.

STUDY

Effect of emergency medicine pharmacists on medication-error reporting in an emergency department.

Weant KA, Humphries RL, Hite K, Armitstead JA. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67:1851-1855.

STUDY

Nurse–pharmacist collaboration on medication reconciliation prevents potential harm.

Feldman LS, Costa LL, Feroli ER Jr, et al. J Hosp Med. 2012;7:396-401.

STUDY

Prevention of pediatric medication errors by hospital pharmacists and the potential benefit of computerized physician order entry.

Wang JK, Herzog NS, Kaushal R, et al. Pediatrics. 2007;119:e77-85.

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