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COMMENTARY
Addressing safety concerns about U-500 insulin in a hospital setting.
Samaan KH, Dahlke M, Stover J. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68:63-68.
STUDY
Effect of bar-code technology on the safety of medication administration.
Poon EG, Keohane CA, Yoon CS, et al. N Engl J Med. 2010;362:1698-1707.
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Quality-monitoring program for bar-code–assisted medication administration.
Mims E, Tucker C, Carlson R, Schneider R, Bagby J. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66:1125-1131.
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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.
STUDY
Effect of admission medication reconciliation on adverse drug events from admission medication changes.
Boockvar KS, Blum S, Kugler A, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:860-861.
COMMENTARY
ISMP medication error report analysis.
Cohen MR, Smetzer JL. Hosp Pharm. 2010;45:282-287.
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Electronic health records and adverse drug events after patient transfer.
Boockvar KS, Livote EE, Goldstein N, Nebeker JR, Siu A, Fried T. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e16.
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The impact of a closed-loop electronic prescribing and administration system on prescribing errors, administration errors and staff time: a before-and-after study.
Franklin BD, O'Grady K, Donyai P, Jacklin A, Barber N. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:279-284.
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Prospective pilot intervention study to prevent medication errors in drugs administered to children by mouth or gastric tube: a programme for nurses, physicians and parents.
Bertsche T, Bertsche A, Krieg EM, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e26.
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Incorrect surgical procedures within and outside of the operating room: a follow-up report.
Neily J, Mills PD, Eldridge N, et al. Arch Surg. 2011;146 1235-1239.
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Prioritising the prevention of medication handling errors.
Bertsche T, Niemann D, Mayer Y, Ingram K, Hoppe-Tichy T, Haefeli WE. Pharm World Sci. 2008;30:907-915.
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Code debriefing from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Team Training Program improves the cardiopulmonary resuscitation code process.
Percarpio KB, Harris FS, Hatfield BA, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2010;36:424-429:AP1.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Oral syringes: a crucial and economical risk-reduction strategy that has not been fully utilized.
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. October 22, 2009;14:1-3.
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ISMP medication error report analysis.
Smetzer JL, Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43;788-792.
STUDY
Improving the bar-coded medication administration system at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Mills PD, Neily J, Mims E, Burkhardt ME, Bagian J. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2006;63:1442-1447.
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A prevalence study of errors in opioid prescribing in a large teaching hospital.
Davies ED, Schneider F, Childs S, et al. Int J Clin Pract. 2011;65:923-929.
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Contraindicated medication use in dialysis patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
Tsai TT, Maddox TM, Roe MT, et al; National Cardiovascular Data Registry. JAMA. 2009;302:2458-2464.
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Analgesic prescribing errors and associated medication characteristics.
Smith HS, Lesar TS. J Pain. 2011;12:29-40.
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Medication reconciliation in a community, nonteaching hospital.
Wortman SB. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65:2047-2054.
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A leadership initiative to improve communication and enhance safety.
Donahue M, Miller M, Smith L, Dykes P, Fitzpatrick JJ. Am J Med Qual. 2011;26:206-211.
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