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1.   Study: Effect of an electronic medication reconciliation application and process redesign on potential adverse drug events: a cluster-randomized trial.
 Schnipper JL, Hamann C, Ndumele CD, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:771-780.
 
2.   Study: Public reporting of antibiotic timing in patients with pneumonia: lessons from a flawed performance measure.
 Wachter RM, Flanders SA, Fee C, Pronovost PJ. Ann Intern Med. 2008;149:29-32.
 
3.   Study: Workarounds to barcode medication administration systems: their occurrences, causes, and threats to patient safety.
 Koppel R, Wetterneck T, Telles JL, Karsh BT. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008;15:408-423.
 
4.   Study: A randomized trial of electronic clinical reminders to improve medication laboratory monitoring.
 Matheny ME, Sequist TD, Seger AC, et al. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2008;15:424-429.
 
5.   Study: Effect of computer order entry on prevention of serious medication errors in hospitalized children.
 Walsh KE, Landrigan CP, Adams WG, et al. Pediatrics. 2008;121:e421-e427.
 
6.   Study: Medication use leading to emergency department visits for adverse drug events in older adults.
 Budnitz DS, Shehab N, Kegler SR, Richards CL. Ann Intern Med. 2007;147:755-765.
 
7.   Study: What do medical records tell us about potentially harmful co-prescribing?
 Elston Lafata J, Simpkins J, Kaatz S, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33:395-400.
 
8.   Multi-use Website: National Patient Safety Goals.
 Oakbrook Terrace, IL: The Joint Commission; 2009.
 
9.   Study: Patients' concerns about medical errors during hospitalization.
 Burroughs TE, Waterman AD, Gallagher TH, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2007;33:5-14.
 
10.   Study: Literacy and misunderstanding prescription drug labels.
 Davis TC, Wolf MS, Bass PF III, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145:887-94.
 
11.   Study: Medication dispensing errors and potential adverse drug events before and after implementing bar code technology in the pharmacy.
 Poon EG, Cina JL, Churchill W, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2006;145:426-434.
 
12.   Book/Report: Preventing Medication Errors: Quality Chasm Series.
 Committee on Identifying and Preventing Medication Errors, Aspden P, Wolcott J, Bootman JL, Cronenwett LR, eds. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press; 2007.
 
13.   Review: Systematic review: impact of health information technology on quality, efficiency, and costs of medical care.
 Chaudhry B, Wang J, Wu S, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2006;144:742-752.
 
14.   Commentary: Computerization can create safety hazards: a bar-coding near miss.
 McDonald CJ. Ann Intern Med. 2006;144:510-516.
 
15.   Study: Unexpected increased mortality after implementation of a commercially sold computerized physician order entry system.
 Han YY, Carcillo JA, Venkataraman ST, et al. Pediatrics. 2005;116:1506-1512.
 
16.   Study: The long road to patient safety: a status report on patient safety systems.
 Longo DR, Hewett JE, Ge B, Schubert S. JAMA. 2005;294:2858-2865.
 
17.   Study: Taking the pulse of health care systems: experiences of patients with health problems in six countries.
 Schoen C, Osborn R,  Huynh PT, et al. Health Aff. 2005;Web Exclusives(suppl):W5-509-25.
 
18.   Commentary: Fixing healthcare from the inside, today.
 Spear SJ. Harv Bus Rev. September 2005;83:78-91.
 
19.   Study: High rates of adverse drug events in a highly computerized hospital.
 Nebeker JR, Hoffman JM, Weir CR, Bennett CL, Hurdle JF. Arch Intern Med. 2005;165:1111-1116.
 
20.   Study: A controlled trial of smart infusion pumps to improve medication safety in critically ill patients.
 Rothschild JM, Keohane CA, Cook EF, et al. Crit Care Med. 2005;33:533-540.
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