AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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STUDY

Ambulatory prescribing errors among community-based providers in two states.

Abramson EL, Bates DW, Jenter C, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:644-648.

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Antibiotic prescribing in ambulatory pediatrics in the United States.

Hersh AL, Shapiro DJ, Pavia AT, Shah SS. Pediatrics. 2011;128:1053-1061.

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Addition of electronic prescription transmission to computerized prescriber order entry: effect on dispensing errors in community pharmacies.

Moniz TT, Seger AC, Keohane CA, Seger DL, Bates DW, Rothschild JM. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68:158-163.

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Randomized trial to improve prescribing safety during pregnancy.

Raebel MA, Carroll NM, Kelleher JA, Chester EA, Berga S, Magid DJ. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2007;14:440-450.

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The influence of the structure and culture of medical group practices on prescription drug errors.

Kralewski JE, Dowd BE, Heaton A, Kaissi A. Med Care. 2005;43:817-825.

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Transmitting and processing electronic prescriptions: experiences of physician practices and pharmacies.

Grossman JM, Cross DA, Boukus ER, Cohen GR. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2012;19:353-359.

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Using nurses and office staff to report prescribing errors in primary care.

Kennedy AG, Littenberg B, Senders JW. Int J Qual Health Care. 2008;20:238-245.

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Electronic prescribing within an electronic health record reduces ambulatory prescribing errors.

Abramson EL, Barrón Y, Quaresimo J, Kaushal R. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2011;37:470-478.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

System breakdown: 4 med errors, 250 scripts/day.

Mulligan M. Drug Topics. July 1, 2009;153:22-24,26.

STUDY

Effectiveness of a community collaborative for eliminating the use of high-risk abbreviations written by physicians.

Leonhardt KK, Botticelli J. J Patient Saf. 2006;2:147-153.

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Risk models to improve safety of dispensing high-alert medications in community pharmacies.

Cohen MR, Smetzer JL, Westphal JE, Comden SC, Horn DM. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2012;52:584-602.

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Medication-error reporting and pharmacy resident experience during implementation of computerized prescriber order entry.

Weant KA, Cook AM, Armitstead JA. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64:526-530.

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Medication prescribing errors involving the route of administration.

Lesar TS. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:1053-1066.

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Dispensing errors in community pharmacy: perceived influence of sociotechnical factors.

Szeinbach S, Seoane-Vazquez E, Parekh A, Herderick M. Int J Qual Health Care. 2007;19:203-09.

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Retrospective evaluation of a computerized physician order entry adaptation to prevent prescribing errors in a pediatric emergency department.

Sard BE, Walsh KE, Doros G, et al. Pediatrics. 2008;122:782-787.

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Potassium and phosphorus repletion in hospitalized patients: implications for clinical practice and the potential use of healthcare information technology to improve prescribing and patient safety.

Hemstreet BA, Stolpman N, Badesch DB, May SK, McCollum M. Curr Med Res Opin. 2006;22:2449-2455.

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Differences in medication errors between central and remote site telepharmacies.

Scott DM, Friesner DL, Rathke AM, Peterson CD, Anderson HC. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2012;52:e97-e104.

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A steep increase in domestic fatal medication errors with use of alcohol and/or street drugs.

Phillips DP, Barker GEC, Eguchi MM. Arch Intern Med. 2008;168:1561-1566.

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Medication safety in older adults: home-based practice patterns.

Metlay JP, Cohen A, Polsky D, Kimmel SE, Koppel R, Hennessy S. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005;53:976-982.

COMMENTARY

Pharmacy clarification of prescriptions ordered in primary care: a report from the Applied Strategies for Improving Patient Safety (ASIPS) collaborative.

Hansen LB, Fernald D, Araya-Guerra R, Westfall JM, West D, Pace W. J Am Board Fam Med. 2006;19:24-30.

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