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ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Preventing errors relating to commonly used anticoagulants.

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

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:654-657.

COMMENTARY

Increasing the use of 'smart' pump drug libraries by nurses: a continuous quality improvement project.

Harding AD. Am J Nurs. 2012;112:26-35.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Oops, sorry, wrong patient! A patient verification process is needed everywhere, not just at the bedside.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 10, 2011;16:1-4.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Follow ISMP guidelines to safeguard the design and use of automated dispensing cabinets (ADCs).

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. February 12, 2009;14:1-4.

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.

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.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Misprogramming PCA concentration leads to dosing errors.

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

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Shakespeare was on target—don't be a borrower or lender.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. November 19, 2009;14:1-3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Piecing together medication administration.

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

BOOK/REPORT classic

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Preventing Medication Errors: Quality Chasm Series.

Committee on Identifying and Preventing Medication Errors, Aspden P, Wolcott J, Bootman JL, Cronenwett LR, eds. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2007.

STUDY

Frequency, types, and potential clinical significance of medication-dispensing errors.

Bohand X, Simon L, Perrier E, Mullot H, Lefeuvre L, Plotton C. Clinics. 2009;64:11-16.

STUDY

Effects of an automatic drug dispensing system on medication adverse event occurrences and cost containment at SAMSO.

Dib JG, Abdulmohsin SA, Farooki MU, et al. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:1180-1184.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors: a year in review.

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

STUDY

Errors during the preparation of drug infusions: a randomized controlled trial.

Adapa RM, Mani V, Murray LJ, et al. Br J Anaesth. 2012;109:729-734.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors associated with documented allergies.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. September 2008;5:75-80.

COMMENTARY

Automated dispensing cabinets.

Gaunt MJ, Johnston J, Davis MM. Am J Nurs. 2007;107:27-28.

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.

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