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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Dose of technology helps Shands at UF avoid drug errors.
Chun D. Gainsville Sun. August 21, 2006.
REVIEW
Clinical pharmacists and inpatient medical care: a systematic review.
Kaboli PJ, Hoth AB, McClimon BJ, Schnipper JL. Arch Intern Med. 2006;166:955-964.
FACT SHEET/FAQS
Medication safety issue brief. Medication reconciliation.
American Hospital Association, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Hospitals and Health Networks. Hosp Health Netw. September 2005;79:33-34.
STUDY
Multidisciplinary approach to inpatient medication reconciliation in an academic setting.
Varkey P, Cunningham J, O'Meara J, Bonacci R, Desai N, Sheeler R. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64:850-854.
STUDY
Medication safety program reduces adverse drug events in a community hospital.
Cohen MM, Kimmel NL, Benage MK, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2005;14:169-174.
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
Overnight and postcall errors in medication orders.
Hendey GW, Barth BE, Soliz T. Acad Emerg Med. 2005;12:629-634.
STUDY
Emergency department visits for outpatient adverse drug events: demonstration for a national surveillance system.
Budnitz DS, Pollock DA, Mendelsohn AB, Weidenbach KN, McDonald AK, Annest JL. Ann Emerg Med. 2005;45:197-206.
STUDY
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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Use of a standardized protocol to decrease medication errors and adverse events related to sliding scale insulin.
Donihi AC, DiNardo MM, DeVita MA, Korytkowski MT. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:89-91.
STUDY
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.
STUDY
The hospital discharge: a review of a high risk care transition with highlights of a reengineered discharge process.
Greenwald JL, Denham CR, Jack BW. J Patient Saf. 2007;3:97-106.
STUDY
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.
STUDY
ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: dispensing and administration—2011.
Pedersen CA, Schneider PJ, Scheckelhoff DJ. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2012;69:768-785.
STUDY
Medical emergency team calls in the radiology department: patient characteristics and outcomes.
Ott LK, Pinsky MR, Hoffman LA, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012 Mar 2; [Epup ahead of print].
STUDY
The effect of executive walk rounds on nurse safety climate attitudes: a randomized trial of clinical units.
Thomas EJ, Sexton JB, Neilands TB, Frankel A, Helmreich RL. BMC Health Serv Res. 2005;5:28.
STUDY
Design and implementation of an application and associated services to support interdisciplinary medication reconciliation efforts at an integrated healthcare delivery network.
Poon EG, Blumenfeld B, Hamann C, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006;13:581-592.
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
Intravenous medication safety and smart infusion systems: lessons learned and future opportunities.
Keohane CA, Hayes J, Saniuk C, Rothschild JM, Bates DW. J Infus Nurs. 2005;28:321-328.
STUDY
Hospitalization and death associated with potentially inappropriate medication prescriptions among elderly nursing home residents.
Lau DT, Kasper JD, Potter DE, Lyles A, Bennett RG. Arch Intern Med. 2005;165:68-74.
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