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STUDY

Intravenous infusion safety technology: return on investment.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Proper positioning of pharmacy label on Hospira PCA vials will avoid interference with scanning.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 14, 2008;13:1-3.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Misprogramming PCA concentration leads to dosing errors.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors: a year in review.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

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

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

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.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Pediatric safety.

Runy LA. Hosp Health Netw. May 2009.

STUDY

ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: dispensing and administration—2011.

Pedersen CA, Schneider PJ, Scheckelhoff DJ. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2012;69:768-785.

BOOK/REPORT

Inpatient Computerized Provider Order Entry: Findings from the AHRQ Health IT Portfolio.

Dixon BE, Zafar A, for AHRQ National Resource Center for Health IT. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2009. AHRQ Publication No. 09-0031-EF.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Piecing together medication administration.

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

FACT SHEET/FAQS classic

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Preventing Medication Errors: A $21 Billion Opportunity.

Washington, DC: National Priorities Partnership and National Quality Forum; December 2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Officials investigate infants' heparin OD at Texas hospital.

Vonfremd M, Ibanga I. ABC News.com. July 10, 2008.

STUDY

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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

In Conversation with…Eric G. Poon, MD, MPH

AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. September 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Small patients, big consequences in medical errors.

Tarkan L. New York Times. September 14, 2008;Health section:7.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Dose of technology helps Shands at UF avoid drug errors.

Chun D. Gainsville Sun. August 21, 2006.

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.

COMMENTARY

Over Not So Easy

Cucina R. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. July 2006.

STUDY

A new method to guard inpatient medication safety by the implementation of RFID.

Sun PR, Wang BH, Wu F. J Med Syst. 2008;32:327-332.

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.

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