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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Dose of technology helps Shands at UF avoid drug errors.
Chun D. Gainsville Sun. August 21, 2006.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Medication errors occurring with the use of bar-code administration technology.
PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. December 2008;5:122-126.
REVIEW
Hospital-based medication reconciliation practices: a systematic review.
Mueller SK, Sponsler KC, Kripalani S, Schnipper JL. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172:1057-1069.
STUDY
Intravenous infusion safety technology: return on investment.
Danello SH, Maddox RR, Schaack GJ. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:680-687, 696.
STUDY
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.
ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES
Preventing errors relating to commonly used anticoagulants.
Sentinel Event Alert. September 24, 2008;(41):1-4.
STUDY
Rural inpatient telepharmacy consultation demonstration for after-hours medication review.
Cole SL, Grubbs JH, Din C, Nesbitt TS. Telemed E Health. 2012;18:530-537.
BOOK/REPORT
Inpatient Computerized Provider Order Entry: Findings from the AHRQ Health IT Portfolio.
Dixon BE, Zafar A, for AHRQ National Resource Center for Health IT. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2009. AHRQ Publication No. 09-0031-EF.
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.
STUDY
Impact of a pharmacist-facilitated hospital discharge program: a quasi-experimental study.
Walker PC, Bernstein SJ, Tucker Jones JN, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:2003-2010.
COMMENTARY
Implementation of a specialized pharmacy team to monitor high-risk medications during discharge.
Martin ES III, Overstreet RL, Jackson-Khalil LR, McCollough HL, Meyer TA, Xu Q. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2013;70:18-21.
STUDY
Internal reporting system to improve a pharmacy's medication distribution process.
Rickrode GA, Williams-Lowe ME, Rippe JL, Theriault RH Jr. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64:1197-1202.
COMMENTARY
ISMP medication error report analysis.
Cohen MR, Smetzer JL. Hosp Pharm. 2010;45:191-195.
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.
BOOK/REPORT
Saving Lives, Saving Money: The Imperative for Computerized Physician Order Entry in Massachusetts Hospitals.
Adams M, Bates D, Coffman G, Everett W. Westborough, MA: Massachusetts Technology Collaborative and New England Healthcare Institute; 2008.
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
Effect of patient- and medication-related factors on inpatient medication reconciliation errors.
Salanitro AH, Osborn CY, Schnipper JL, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27:924-932.
STUDY
Reporting trends in a regional medication error data-sharing system.
Anderson JG, Ramanujam R, Hensel DJ, Sirio CA. Health Care Manag Sci. 2010;13:74-83.
COMMENTARY
Ordering of continuous renal replacement therapy in a computerized provider order entry system.
Oh SS, Sinclair-Pingel J, Feldott CC, Hargrove FR. Hosp Pharm. 2007;42:255–257.
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.
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