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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors occurring with the use of bar-code administration technology.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. December 2008;5:122-126.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:654-657.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Safe practice environment chapter proposed by USP.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. December 4, 2008;13:1-3.

REVIEW

Medication safety in acute care in Australia: where are we now? Part 2: a review of strategies and activities for improving medication safety 2002-2008.

Semple SJ, Roughead EE. Aust New Zealand Health Policy. 2009;6:24.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Follow ISMP guidelines to safeguard the design and use of automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs).

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 12, 2009;14:1-4.

STUDY

Lack of patient knowledge regarding hospital medications.

Cumbler E, Wald H, Kutner J. J Hosp Med. 2010;5-83-86.

STUDY

The unintended consequences of computerized provider order entry: findings from a mixed methods exploration.

Ash JS, Sittig DF, Dykstra R, Campbell E, Guappone K. Int J Med Inform. 2009;78(suppl 1): S69-S76.

COMMENTARY

Keeping an eye on patient safety using human factors engineering (HFE): a family affair for the hospitalized child.

Wilson BL. J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2010;15:84-87.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Anticoagulant safety practices call for pharmacist supervision.

Scott A. Drug Topics (Health-System Edition). November 10, 2008.

STUDY

Collaboration between pharmacists, physicians and nurse practitioners: a qualitative investigation of working relationships in the inpatient medical setting.

Makowsky MJ, Schindel TJ, Rosenthal M, Campbell K, Tsuyuki RT, Madill HM. J Interprof Care. 2009;23:169-84.

MEASUREMENT TOOL/INDICATOR

Medication Safety Self Assessment for Automated Dispensing Cabinets.

Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2009.

STUDY

Impact of a standard medication chart on prescribing errors: a before-and-after audit.

Coombes ID, Stowasser DA, Reid C, Mitchell CA. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:478-485.

AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATION

When things go wrong.

Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Campaign Live. August 18, 2008.

BOOK/REPORT

Hand Hygiene Project: Best Practices from Hospitals Participating in the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare Project.

Health Research and Educational Trust. Chicago, IL: American Hospital Association; 2010.

COMMENTARY

Preparing your hospital for compliance with The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals.

Murdaugh L, Jordin R. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:728-733.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Aware in Care.

Miami, FL: National Parkinson Foundation; October 2012.

STUDY

Characteristics of medication errors and adverse drug events in hospitals participating in the California Pediatric Patient Safety Initiative.

Takata GS, Taketomo CK, Waite S; for the California Pediatric Patient Safety Initiative. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65:2036-2044.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Cause for concern: drug shortages disrupt operations, tax hospitalists' treatment patterns.

Collins TR. The Hospitalist. July 2011.

STUDY

Results of a medication reconciliation survey from the 2006 Society of Hospital Medicine national meeting.

Clay BJ, Halasyamani L, Stucky ER, Greenwald JL, Williams MV. J Hosp Med. 2008;3:465-472.

STUDY

Enhancing medication use safety: benefits of learning from your peers.

Kazandjian VA, Ogunbo S, Wicker KG, Vaida AJ, Pipesh F. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:331-335.

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