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STUDY

Comparing errors in ED computer-assisted vs conventional pediatric drug dosing and administration.

Yamamoto L, Kanemori J. Am J Emerg Med. 2010;28:588-592.

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Clinical triggers: an alternative to a rapid response team.

Moldenhauer K, Sabel A, Chu ES, Mehler PS. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:164-174.

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Results of the Medications At Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) study: an analysis of medication reconciliation errors and risk factors at hospital admission.

Gleason KM, McDaniel MR, Feinglass J, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2010;25:441-447.

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Ambulance personnel perceptions of near misses and adverse events in pediatric patients.

Cushman JT, Fairbanks RJ, O'Gara KG, et al. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2010;14:477-484.

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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.

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Identifying and reducing medication errors in psychiatry: creating a culture of safety through the use of an adverse event reporting mechanism.

Jayaram G, Doyle D, Steinwachs D, Samuels J. J Psychiatr Pract. 2011;17:81–88.

COMMENTARY

Confusion about epinephrine dosing leading to iatrogenic overdose: a life-threatening problem with a potential solution.

Kanwar M, Irvin CB, Frank JJ, Weber K, Rosman H. Ann Emerg Med. 2010;55:341-344.

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Medication errors in paediatric outpatients.

Kaushal R, Goldmann DA, Keohane CA, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e30.

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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.

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Transitioning between electronic health records: effects on ambulatory prescribing safety.

Abramson EL, Malhotra S, Fischer K, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2011;26:868-874.

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ED overcrowding is associated with an increased frequency of medication errors.

Kulstad EB, Sikka R, Sweis RT, Kelley KM, Rzechula KH. Am J Emerg Med. 2010;28:304-309.

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Accuracy of radiographic readings in the emergency department.

Petinaux B, Bhat R, Boniface K, Aristizabal J. Am J Emerg Med. 2011;29:18-25.

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Preventing potentially inappropriate medication use in hospitalized older patients with a computerized provider order entry warning system.

Mattison MLP, Afonso KA, Ngo LH, Mukamal KJ. Arch Intern Med. 2010;170:1331-1336.

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Disclosure of hospital adverse events and its association with patients' ratings of the quality of care.

López L, Weissman JS, Schneider EC, Weingart SN, Cohen AP, Epstein AM. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:1888-1894.

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The effects of resident level of training on the rate of pediatric prescription errors in an academic emergency department.

Pacheco GS, Viscusi C, Hays DP, Woolridge DP. J Emerg Med. 2012;43:e343-e348.

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Quality improvement project to reduce perioperative opioid oversedation events in a paediatric hospital.

Vermaire D, Caruso MC, Lesko A, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:895-902.

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Using an enhanced oral chemotherapy computerized provider order entry system to reduce prescribing errors and improve safety.

Collins CM, Elsaid KA. Int J Qual Health Care. 2011;23:36-43.

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Impact of implementing alerts about medication black-box warnings in electronic health records.

Yu DT, Seger DL, Lasser KE, et al. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2011;20:192-202.

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A "back to basics" approach to reduce ED medication errors.

Blank FSJ, Tobin J, Macomber S, Jaouen M, Dinoia M, Visintainer P. J Emerg Nurs. 2011;37:141-147.

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Assessing the impact of an educational program on decreasing prescribing errors at a university hospital.

Peeters MJ, Pinto SL. J Hosp Med. 2009;4:97-101.

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