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STUDY

Specimen labeling errors in surgical pathology: an 18-month experience.

Layfield LJ, Anderson GM. Am J Clin Pathol. 2010;134:466-470.

STUDY

Decreasing mislabeled laboratory specimens using barcode technology and bedside printers.

Brown JE, Smith N, Sherfy BR. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:13-21.

COMMENTARY

Transfusion "Slip".

Kaplan HS. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2004.

COMMENTARY

Mistaken Identity

Hall LW. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2008.

MULTI-USE WEBSITE

National Comparative Audit of Blood Transfusion.

National Blood Service Hospitals.

STUDY

The Henry Ford Production System: reduction of surgical pathology in-process misidentification defects by bar code-specified work process standardization.

Zarbo RJ, Tuthill JM, D'Angelo R, et al. Am J Clin Pathol. 2009;131:468-477.

REVIEW

Barcode identification for transfusion safety.

Murphy MF, Kay JD. Curr Opin Hematol. 2004;11:334-338.

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

Standardising wristbands improves patient safety.

Safe Practice Notice 24. London, England: National Patient Safety Agency; July 3, 2007.

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

Information technology-based approaches to reducing repeat drug exposure in patients with known drug allergies.

Cresswell KM, Sheikh A. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008;121:1112-1117.e7.

STUDY

Quality improvement to decrease specimen mislabeling in transfusion medicine.

Quillen K, Murphy K. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006;130:1196-1198.

STUDY

Multimodal system designed to reduce errors in recording and administration of drugs in anaesthesia: prospective randomised clinical evaluation.

Merry AF, Webster CS, Hannam J, et al. BMJ. 2011;343:d5543.

COMMENTARY

Urine a Tough Position.

Gandhi TK. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. October 2003.

STUDY

Effectiveness of a barcode medication administration system in reducing preventable adverse drug events in a neonatal intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study.

Morriss FH Jr, Abramowitz PW, Nelson SP, et al. J Pediatr. 2009;197:678-685.

STUDY

The impact of traditional and smart pump infusion technology on nurse medication administration performance in a simulated inpatient unit.

Trbovich PL, Pinkney S, Cafazzo JA, Easty AC. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:430-434.

COMMENTARY

Development of a training program for bar-code–assisted medication administration in inpatient pharmacy.

Dartt LR, Schneider R. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67:1592-1594.

COMMENTARY

Vial Mistakes Involving Heparin.

Vanderveen T. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2009.

COMMENTARY

Eptifibatide Epilogue

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

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

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

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