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Medication Safety

•Side Effects/Adverse Drug Reactions (38)

•Medication Errors/Preventable Adverse Drug Events (876)

•Specific to High-Risk Drugs (234)

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•Africa (1)

•Asia (20)

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•North America (1220)

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•Award (11)

•Book/Report (62)

•Clinical Guideline (4)

•Journal Article (972)

•Legislation/Regulation (26)

•Meeting/Conference (8)

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•Newspaper/Magazine Article (218)

•Press Release/Announcement (13)

•Special or Theme Issue (21)

•Tools/Toolkit (40)

•Web Resource (34)

•Grant (3)

Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (416)

•Active Errors (281)

•Latent Errors (104)

•Near Miss (27)

Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (351)

•Legal and Policy Approaches (83)

•Error Reporting and Analysis (340)

•Communication Improvement (396)

•Human Factors Engineering (217)

•Teamwork (54)

•Specialization of Care (137)

•Logistical Approaches (84)

•Culture of Safety (111)

•Technologic Approaches (571)

•Education and Training (209)

Clinical Areas

•Allied Health Services (2)

•Medicine (848)

•Nursing (122)

•Pharmacy (555)

Target Audience

•Health Care Providers (1126)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (1027)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (532)

•Patients (115)

Setting of Care

•Hospitals (914)

•Psychiatric Facilities (4)

•Residential Facilities (40)

•Ambulatory Care (239)

•Outpatient Surgery (8)

•Patient Transport (4)

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COMMENTARY

Mitigating error vulnerability at the transition of care through the use of health IT applications.

Cortelyou-Ward K, Swain A, Yeung T. J Med Syst. 2012;36:3825-3831.

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.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Safely implementing health information and converging technologies.

Sentinel Event Alert. December 11, 2008;(42):1-4.

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.

STUDY

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.

STUDY

Perceived value of ward-based pharmacists from the perspective of physicians and nurses.

Gillespie U, Mörlin C, Hammarlund-Udenaes M, Hedström M. Int J Clin Pharm. 2012;34:127-135.

STUDY

Preventing patient harms through systems of care.

Pronovost PJ, Bo-Linn GW. JAMA. 2012;308:769-770.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

Aware in Care.

Miami, FL: National Parkinson Foundation; October 2012.

MEASUREMENT TOOL/INDICATOR

Medication Safety Self Assessment for Automated Dispensing Cabinets.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Most adverse events at hospitals still go unreported.

Shaw G. The Hospitalist. August 2012.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

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

Collins TR. The Hospitalist. July 2011.

STUDY

Computerized provider order entry adoption: implications for clinical workflow.

Campbell EM, Guappone KP, Sittig DF, Dykstra RH, Ash JS. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24:21-26.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

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

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

BOOK/REPORT

Meeting the Joint Commission's 2013 National Patient Safety Goals.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; September 2012. ISBN: 9781599407555.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Rx for medication errors.

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

STUDY

Supratherapeutic dosing of acetaminophen among hospitalized patients.

Zhou L, Maviglia SM, Mahoney LM, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172:1721-1728.

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

Intravenous infusion safety technology: return on investment.

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

STUDY

Pharmacist staffing, technology use, and implementation of medication safety practices in rural hospitals.

Casey MM, Moscovice IS, Davidson G. J Rural Health. 2006;22:321-330.

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.

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