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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Piecing together medication administration.

Anderson HJ. Health Data Manage. May 1, 2009;17:22.

STUDY

Errors associated with medications removed from automated dispensing machines using override functions.

Kester K, Baxter J, Freudenthal K. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:535-537.

STUDY

The impact of a closed-loop electronic prescribing and administration system on prescribing errors, administration errors and staff time: a before-and-after study.

Franklin BD, O'Grady K, Donyai P, Jacklin A, Barber N. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:279-284.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Preventing errors relating to commonly used anticoagulants.

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

COMMENTARY

Implementing a bar-code medication administration system.

Weber RJ. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:1016-1023.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors: a year in review.

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

COMMENTARY

Preventing medication errors in hospitals through a systems approach and technological innovation: a prescription for 2010.

Crane J, Crane FG. Hosp Top. Fall 2006;84:3-8.

STUDY

ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: dispensing and administration—2008.

Pedersen CA, Schneider P, Scheckelhoff DJ. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66:926-946.

STUDY

Severity of medication administration errors detected by a bar-code medication administration system.

Sakowski J, Newman JM, Dozier K. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65:1661-1666.

STUDY

Prevalence of medication administration errors in two medical units with automated prescription and dispensing.

Rodriguez-Gonzalez CG, Herranz-Alonso A, Martin-Barbero ML, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:72-78.

FACT SHEET/FAQS

Bar-Coded Medication Administration (BCMA).

Decisionmaker Brief. AHRQ Publication No: 08-0085, August 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Guidelines for timely medication administration: response to the CMS "30-minute rule."

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. January 13, 2011;16:1-4.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Drug shortages: a pharmacy informatics perspective.

Edillo PN. Pharm Purch Prod. April 2011;8:26.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Dose of technology helps Shands at UF avoid drug errors.

Chun D. Gainsville Sun. August 21, 2006.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Smetzer JL, Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43;788-792.

COMMENTARY

The Role of Bar Coding and Smart Pumps in Safety

Jeffrey M. Rothschild, MD, MPH; Carol Keohane, RN, BSN AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2008.

MEASUREMENT TOOL/INDICATOR

Medication Safety Self Assessment for Automated Dispensing Cabinets.

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

STUDY

Evaluation of causes and frequency of medication errors during information technology downtime.

Hanuscak TL, Szeinbach SL, Seoane-Vazquez E, Reichert BJ, McCluskey CF. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66:1119-1124.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Misprogramming PCA concentration leads to dosing errors.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 28, 2008;13:1-3.

STUDY

Impact of barcode medication administration technology on how nurses spend their time providing patient care.

Poon EG, Keohane CA, Bane A, et al. J Nurs Adm. 2008;38:541-549.

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