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REVIEW

Year in review: medication mishaps in the elderly.

Peron EP, Marcum ZA, Boyce R, Hanlon JT, Handler SM. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2011;9:1-10.

STUDY

Critical drug–drug interactions for use in electronic health records systems with computerized physician order entry: review of leading approaches.

Classen DC, Phansalkar S, Bates DW. J Patient Saf. 2011;7:61-65.

COMMENTARY

Sick and Pregnant

El-Ibiary S. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. November 2008.

STUDY

National study on the frequency, types, causes, and consequences of voluntarily reported emergency department medication errors.

Pham JC, Story JL, Hicks RW, et al. J Emerg Med. 2011;40:485-492.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

As industry automates, adverse events continue to haunt caregivers.

Wetzel TG. Health Data Manage. 2011 Feb;19:86, 88, 90 passim.

STUDY

An unintended consequence of electronic prescriptions: prevalence and impact of internal discrepancies.

Palchuk MB, Fang EA, Cygielnik JM, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2010;17:472-476.

COMMENTARY

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

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

STUDY

Understanding handling of drug safety alerts: a simulation study.

van der Sijs H, van Gelder T, Vulto A, Berg M, Aarts J. Int J Med Inform. 2010;79:361-369.

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 methods for identifying patients at risk of medication-related harm.

van Doormaal JE, Rommers MK, Kosterink JGW, Teepe-Twiss IM, Haaijer-Ruskamp FM, Mol PGM. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e26.

STUDY

Effect of computerized provider order entry with clinical decision support on adverse drug events in the long-term care setting.

Gurwitz JH, Field TS, Rochon P, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008;56:2225-2233.

STUDY

Adverse drug event rates in six community hospitals and the potential impact of computerized physician order entry for prevention.

Hug BL, Witkowski DJ, Sox CM, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2010;25:31-38.

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

The need for organizational change in patient safety initiatives.

Anderson JG, Ramanujam R, Hensel D, Anderson MM, Sirio CA. Int J Med Inform. 2006;75:809-817.

STUDY

Computerized decision support for medication dosing in renal insufficiency: a randomized, controlled trial.

Terrell KM, Perkins AJ, Hui SL, Callahan CM, Dexter PR, Miller DK. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;56:623-629.

STUDY

Medication errors with electronic prescribing (eP): two views of the same picture.

Savage I, Cornford T, Klecun E, Barber N, Clifford S, Franklin BD. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010;10:135.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors: a year in review.

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

STUDY

The impact of computerized provider order entry systems on medical-imaging services: a systematic review.

Georgiou A, Prgomet M, Markewycz A, Adams E, Westbrook JI. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2011;18:335-340.

COMMENTARY

Development of the Leapfrog methodology for evaluating hospital implemented inpatient computerized physician order entry systems.

Kilbridge PM, Welebob EM, Classen DC. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15:81-84.

STUDY

Computerized order entry with limited decision support to prevent prescription errors in a PICU.

Kadmon G, Bron-Harlev E, Nahum E, Schiller O, Haski G, Shonfeld T. Pediatrics. 2009;124:945-950.

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