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•Health Care Providers (2764)

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STUDY

Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels.

Davis TC, Wolf MS, Bass PF III, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145:887-94.

STUDY

Experience with a trigger tool for identifying adverse drug events among older adults in ambulatory primary care.

Singh R, McLean-Plunckett EA, Kee R, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:199-204.

COMMENTARY

Simple strategies to avoid medication errors.

Jenkins RH, Vaida AJ. Fam Pract Manag. 2007;14:41-47.

STUDY

Assessing the value of electronic prescribing in ambulatory care: A focus group study.

Weingart SN, Massagli M, Cyrulik A, et al. Int J Med Inform. 2009;78:571-578.

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Using an electronic prescribing system to ensure accurate medication lists in a large multidisciplinary medical group.

Stock R, Scott J, Gurtel S. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:271-279.

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Communication and collaboration: it's about the pharmacists, as well as the physicians and nurses.

Holden LM, Watts DD, Walker PH. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:169-172.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Smetzer JL, Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:869-872.

COMMENTARY

Lethal Cap.

Schillinger D. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. March 2004.

STUDY

Low literacy impairs comprehension of prescription drug warning labels.

Davis TC, Wolf MS, Bass PF III, et al. J Gen Inter Med. 2006;21:847-851.

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Medication prescribing and monitoring errors in primary care: a report from the Practice Partner Research Network.

Wessell AM, Litvin C, Jenkins RG, Nietert PJ, Nemeth LS, Ornstein SM. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19:e21.

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How teams work—or don’t—in primary care: a field study on internal medicine practices.

Chesluk BJ, Holmboe ES. Health Aff (Millwood). 2010;29:874-879.

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Identifying discrepancies in electronic medical records through pharmacist medication reconciliation.

Stewart AL, Lynch KJ. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2012;52:59-66.

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Do medication samples jeopardize patient safety?

Franks AS, Ray SM, Wallace LS, Keenum AJ, Weiss BD. Ann Pharmacother. 2008;43:51-56.

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The management of test results in primary care: does an electronic medical record make a difference?

Elder NC, McEwen TR, Flach J, Gallimore J, Pallerla H. Fam Med. 2010;42:327-333.

COMMENTARY

Medication errors in family practice, in hospitals and after discharge from the hospital: an ethical analysis.

Clark PA. J Law Med Ethics. 2004;32:349-357.

STUDY

Medication errors reported by US family physicians and their office staff.

Kuo GM, Phillips RL, Graham D, Hickner JM. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17:286-290.

STUDY

Improving medication reconciliation in the outpatient setting.

Varkey P, Cunningham J, Bisping S. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33:286-292.

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Development of a tool within the electronic medical record to facilitate medication reconciliation after hospital discharge.

Schnipper JL, Liang CL, Hamann C, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2011;18:309-313.

STUDY

Performance of a fail-safe system to follow up abnormal mammograms in primary care.

Grossman E, Phillips RS, Weingart SN. J Patient Saf. 2010;6:172-179.

STUDY

How do physicians conduct medication reviews?

Tarn DM, Paterniti DA, Kravitz RL, Fein S, Wenger NS. J Gen Intern Med. 2009;24:1296-1302.

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