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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.

STUDY

Results of the Medications At Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) study: an analysis of medication reconciliation errors and risk factors at hospital admission.

Gleason KM, McDaniel MR, Feinglass J, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2010;25:441-447.

STUDY

Developing a programme for medication reconciliation at the time of admission into hospital.

Manzorro AG, Zoni AC, Rieiro CR, et al. Int J Clin Pharm. 2011;33:603-609.

STUDY

Medication errors resulting from computer entry by nonprescribers.

Santell JP, Kowiatek JG, Weber RJ, Hicks RW, Sirio CA. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66:843-853.

STUDY

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.

STUDY

Assessing the accuracy of drug profiles in an electronic medical record system of a Washington State hospital.

Platte B, Akinci F, Güç Y. Am J Manag Care. 2010;16:e245-e250.

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.

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

Does the implementation of an electronic prescribing system create unintended medication errors? A study of the sociotechnical context through the analysis of reported medication incidents.

Redwood S, Rajakumar A, Hodson J, Coleman JJ. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak. 2011;11:29.

STUDY

Comparison of computerized surveillance and manual chart review for adverse events.

Tinoco A, Evans RS, Staes CJ, Lloyd JF, Rothschild JM, Haug PJ. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2011;18:491-497.

STUDY

Medication discrepancies upon hospital to skilled nursing facility transitions.

Tjia J, Bonner A, Briesacher BA, McGee S, Terrill E, Miller K. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24:630-635.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors: a year in review.

Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Pharmacy Practice News. October 2011:7-14.

STUDY

Hospital admission medication reconciliation in medically complex children: an observational study.

Stone BL, Boehme S, Mundorff MB, Maloney CG, Srivastava R. Arch Dis Child. 2010;95:250-255.

STUDY

Medication reconciliation during internal hospital transfer and impact of computerized prescriber order entry.

Lee JY, Leblanc K, Fernandes OA, et al. Ann Pharmacother. 2010;44:1887-1895.

COMMENTARY

Eptifibatide Epilogue

Churchill WW, Fiumara K. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. April 2009.

STUDY

Identifying causes of adverse events detected by an automated trigger tool through in-depth analysis.

Muething SE, Conway PH, Kloppenborg E, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:435-439.

STUDY

Bedouch P, Allenet B, Grass A, et al. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2009;34:187-195.

STUDY

Alternatives to potentially inappropriate medications for use in e-prescribing software: triggers and treatment algorithms.

Hume AL, Quilliam BJ, Goldman R, Eaton C, Lapane KL. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:875-884.

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.

STUDY

Bar code medication administration technology: characterization of high-alert medication triggers and clinician workarounds.

Miller DF, Fortier CR, Garrison KL. Ann Pharmacother. 2011;45:162-168.

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