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STUDY

Prevalence of error-prone abbreviations used in medication prescribing for hospitalised patients: multi-hospital evaluation.

Dooley MJ, Wiseman M, Gu G. Intern Med J. 2012;42:e19-e22.

STUDY

Impact of electronic prescribing in a hospital setting: a process-focused evaluation.

Cunningham TR, Geller ES, Clarke SW. Int J Med Inform. 2008;77:546-554.

REVIEW

Medication safety in acute care in Australia: where are we now? Part 1: a review of the extent and causes of medication problems 2002-2008.

Roughead EE, Semple SJ. Aust New Zealand Health Policy. 2009;6:18.

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.

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.

STUDY

A review of verbal order policies in acute care hospitals.

Wakefield DS, Wakefield BJ, Despins L, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38:24-33.

COMMENTARY

Implementation of computerized prescriber order entry in four academic medical centers.

Cooley TW, May D, Alwan M, Sue C. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2012;69:2166-2173.

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.

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.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Preventing errors relating to commonly used anticoagulants.

Sentinel Event Alert. September 24, 2008;(41):1-4.

STUDY

Errors and electronic prescribing: a controlled laboratory study to examine task complexity and interruption effects.

Magrabi F, Li SY, Day RO, Coiera E. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2010;17:575-583.

STUDY

Thomas AN, Panchagnula U. Anaesthesia. 2008;63:726-733.

STUDY

Adverse event rates as measures of hospital performance.

Hauck K, Zhao X, Jackson T. Health Policy. 2012;104:146-154.

STUDY

Introduction of discharge plan to reduce adverse events within 72 hours of discharge from the ICU.

Williams TA, Leslie GD, Elliott N, Brearley L, Dobb GJ. J Nurs Care Qual. 2010;25:73-79.

STUDY

What stops hospital clinical staff from following protocols? An analysis of the incidence and factors behind the failure of bedside clinical staff to activate the rapid response system in a multi-campus Australian metropolitan healthcare service.

Shearer B, Marshall S, Buist MD, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:569-575.

STUDY

Failure to utilize functions of an electronic prescribing system and the subsequent generation of 'technically preventable' computerized alerts.

Baysari MT, Reckmann MH, Li L, Day RO, Westbrook JI. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:1003-1010.

STUDY

Intravenous infusion safety technology: return on investment.

Danello SH, Maddox RR, Schaack GJ. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:680-687, 696.

STUDY

Long-term reduction in adverse drug events: an evidence-based improvement model.

Gazarian M, Graudins LV. Pediatrics. 2012;129:e1334-e1342.

STUDY

Medication administration quality and health information technology: a national study of US hospitals.

Appari A, Carian EK, Johnson ME, Anthony DL. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:360-367.

STUDY

Interpreting adverse drug reaction (ADR) reports as hospital patient safety incidents.

Davies EC, Green CF, Mottram DR, Pirmohamed M. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2010;70:102-108.

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