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STUDY

Medication reconciliation during internal hospital transfer and impact of computerized prescriber order entry.

Lee JY, Leblanc K, Fernandes OA, et al. Ann Pharmacother. 2010;44:1887-1895.

STUDY

A systematic review to evaluate the accuracy of electronic adverse drug event detection.

Forster AJ, Jennings A, Chow C, Leeder C, van Walraven C. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:31-38.

STUDY

Effects of computer-based clinical decision support systems on physician performance and patient outcomes: a systematic review.

Hunt DL, Haynes RB, Hanna SE, Smith K. JAMA. 1998;280:1339-1346.

REVIEW

The efficacy of computer-enabled discharge communication interventions: a systematic review.

Motamedi SM, Posadas-Calleja J, Straus S, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:403-415.

STUDY

Communication errors in dispatch of air medical transport.

Vilensky D, Macdonald RD. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2011;15:39-43.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Patient Safety Papers 6.

Baker GR, ed. Healthc Q. 2012;15:1-72.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Electronic prescribing vulnerabilities: height and weight mix-up leads to dosing error.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 26, 2010;15:1-3.

STUDY

Electronic prescribing in an ambulatory care setting: a cluster randomized trial.

Dainty KN, Adhikari NK, Kiss A, Quan S, Zwarenstein M. J Eval Clin Pract. 2012;18:761-767.

STUDY

Clinical application of a computerized system for physician order entry with clinical decision support to prevent adverse drug events in long-term care.

Rochon PA, Field TS, Bates DW, et al. CMAJ. 2006;174:52-54.

STUDY

Does user-centred design affect the efficiency, usability and safety of CPOE order sets?

Chan J, Shojania KG, Easty AC, Etchells EE. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2011;18:276-281.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety in Canada: An Update.

Ottawa, ON, Canada: Canadian Institute for Health Information; August 14, 2007.

COMMENTARY

Transfer of accountability: transforming shift handover to enhance patient safety.

Alvarado K, Lee R, Christoffersen E, et al. Healthc Q. 2006;9(special issue):75-79.

REVIEW

Effects of computerized clinical decision support systems on practitioner performance and patient outcomes: a systematic review.

Garg AX, Adhikari NK, McDonald H, et al. JAMA. 2005;293:1223-1238.

COMMENTARY

The Canadian interprofessional patient safety competencies: their role in health-care professionals' education.

King J, Anderson CM. J Patient Saf. 2012;8:30-35.

STUDY

Usability of a computerised drug monitoring programme to detect adverse drug events and non-compliance in outpatient ambulatory care.

Auger C, Forster AJ, Oake N, Tamblyn R. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22:306-316.

STUDY

Error rates in breast imaging reports: comparison of automatic speech recognition and dictation transcription.

Basma S, Lord B, Jacks LM, Rizk M, Scaranelo AM. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011;197:923-927.

STUDY

The development and evaluation of an integrated electronic prescribing and drug management system for primary care.

Tamblyn R, Huang A, Kawasumi Y, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2006;13:148-159.

STUDY

Self-reported medical, medication and laboratory error in eight countries: risk factors for chronically ill adults.

Scobie A. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23:182-186.

STUDY

Incidence of adverse drug reactions in hospitalized patients: a meta-analysis of prospective studies.

Lazarou J, Pomeranz BH, Corey PN. JAMA. 1998;279:1200-1205

REVIEW

The effect of computerized physician order entry with clinical decision support on the rates of adverse drug events: a systematic review.

Wolfstadt JI, Gurwitz JH, Field TS, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23:451-458.

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