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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
Identifying and reducing distractions and interruptions in a pharmacy department.
Raimbault M, Guérin A, Caron E, Lebel D, Bussières JF. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2013;70:186-190.
STUDY
High incidence of medication documentation errors in a Swiss university hospital due to the handwritten prescription process.
Hartel MJ, Staub LP, Röder C, Eggli S. BMC Health Serv Res. 2011;11:199.
BOOK/REPORT
An In Depth Investigation into Causes of Prescribing Errors by Foundation Trainees in Relation to Their Medical Education—EQUIP Study.
Dornan T, Ashcroft D, Heathfield H, et al. London: General Medical Council; 2009.
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Errors in medication history at hospital admission: prevalence and predicting factors.
Hellström LM, Bondesson A, Höglund P, Eriksson T. BMC Clin Pharmacol. 2012;12:9.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Supplementary Advisory: Results of the PA-PSRS Workgroup on Pharmacy Computer System Safety.
PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. May 2007;4(suppl 2):1-8.
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Effect of a pharmacist intervention on clinically important medication errors after hospital discharge: a randomized trial.
Kripalani S, Roumie CL, Dalal AK, et al; PILL-CVD (Pharmacist Intervention for Low Literacy in Cardiovascular Disease) Study Group. Ann Intern Med. 2012;157:1-10.
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A comprehensive pharmacist intervention to reduce morbidity in patients 80 years or older: a randomized controlled trial.
Gillespie U, Alassaad A, Henrohn D, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:894-900.
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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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Pharmacists' interventions in prescribing errors at hospital discharge: an observational study in the context of an electronic prescribing system in a UK teaching hospital.
Abdel-Qader DH, Harper L, Cantrill JA, Tully MP. Drug Saf. 2010;33:1027-1044.
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The risk of adverse drug events and hospital-related morbidity and mortality among older adults with potentially inappropriate medication use.
Page RL 2nd, Ruscin JM. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2006;4:297-305.
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Methodological variability in detecting prescribing errors and consequences for the evaluation of interventions.
Franklin BD, Birch S, Savage I, et al. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2009;18:992-999.
REVIEW
"Tech-check-tech": a review of the evidence on its safety and benefits.
Adams AJ, Martin SJ, Stolpe SF. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68:1824-1833.
STUDY
Parenteral nutrition prescribing processes using computerized prescriber order entry: opportunities to improve safety.
Hilmas E, Peoples JD. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2012;36(suppl 2):32S-35S.
STUDY
Improving the usability of intravenous medication labels to support safe medication delivery.
Bauer DT, Guerlain S. Int J Ind Ergon. 2011;41:394-399.
REVIEW
Systematic review of medication safety assessment methods.
Meyer-Massetti C, Cheng CM, Schwappach DL, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68:227-240.
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.
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The effect on medication errors of pharmacists charting medication in an emergency department.
Vasileff HM, Whitten LE, Pink JA, Goldsworthy SJ, Angley MT. Pharm World Sci. 2009;31:373-379.
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Benefits of direct observation in medication administration to detect errors.
Diaz-Navarlaz T, Pronovost P, Beortegui E, Segui-Gomez M. J Patient Saf. 2007;3:200-207.
COMMENTARY
ISMP medication error report analysis.
Cohen MR, Smetzer JL. Hosp Pharm. 2010;45:13-17.
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