AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (348)

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General Internal Medicine

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•Health Care Providers (805)

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•Hospitals (1068)

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STUDY

Improving medication safety in primary care using electronic health records.

Nemeth LS, Wessell AM. J Patient Saf. 2010;6:238-243.

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Creating a better discharge summary: improvement in quality and timeliness using an electronic discharge summary.

O'Leary KJ, Liebovitz SM, Feinglass J, et al. J Hosp Med. 2009;4:219-225.

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Implementing medication reconciliation in outpatient pediatrics.

Rappaport DI, Collins B, Koster A, et al. Pediatrics. 2011;128:e1600-e1607.

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Post-discharge medication reviews for patients with heart failure: a pilot study.

Ponniah A, Shakib S, Doecke CJ, Boyce M, Angley M. Pharm World Sci. 2008;30:810-815.

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The management of test results in primary care: does an electronic medical record make a difference?

Elder NC, McEwen TR, Flach J, Gallimore J, Pallerla H. Fam Med. 2010;42:327-333.

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Using an electronic prescribing system to ensure accurate medication lists in a large multidisciplinary medical group.

Stock R, Scott J, Gurtel S. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:271-279.

COMMENTARY

Making inpatient medication reconciliation patient centered, clinically relevant and implementable: a consensus statement on key principles and necessary first steps.

Greenwald JL, Halasyamani L, Greene J, et al. J Hosp Med. 2010;5:477-485.

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Electronic health record use and the quality of ambulatory care in the United States.

Linder JA, Ma J, Bates DW, Middleton B, Stafford BS. Arch Intern Med. 2007;167:1400-1405.

COMMENTARY

Simple strategies to avoid medication errors.

Jenkins RH, Vaida AJ. Fam Pract Manag. 2007;14:41-47.

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Improving medication reconciliation in the outpatient setting.

Varkey P, Cunningham J, Bisping S. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33:286-292.

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Development of a tool within the electronic medical record to facilitate medication reconciliation after hospital discharge.

Schnipper JL, Liang CL, Hamann C, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2011;18:309-313.

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Medicines reconciliation using a shared electronic health care record.

Moore P, Armitage G, Wright J, Dobrzanski S, Ansari N, Hammond I, Scally A. J Patient Saf. 2011;7:147-153.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Rx for medication errors.

Friedley NJ. Med Econ. October 17, 2008;85:34-38.

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Medication, allergy, and adverse drug event discrepancies in ambulatory care.

Stephens M, Fox B, Kukulka G, Bellamy J. Fam Medicine. 2008;40:107-110.

BOOK/REPORT

Managing Patients' Medicines after Discharge from Hospital.

London, UK: Care Quality Commission; October 2009. CQC-039-500-ESP-102009. ISBN: 9781845622442.

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Medication reconciliation in ambulatory care: attempts at improvement.

Nassaralla CL, Naessens JM, Hunt VL, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:402-407.

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Implementation of a medication reconciliation process in an ambulatory internal medicine clinic.

Nassaralla CL, Naessens JM, Chaudhry R, Hansen MA, Scheitel SM. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:90-94.

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Trends in primary care clinician perceptions of a new electronic health record.

El-Kareh R, Gandhi TK, Poon EG, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24:464-468.

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Electronic medical record availability and primary care depression treatment.

Harman JS, Rost KM, Harle CA, Cook RL. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27:962-967.

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Improving patient understanding of prescription drug label instructions.

Davis TC, Federman AD, Bass PF III, et al. J Gen Int Med. 2009;24:57-62.

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