ADEs and automation.

Elizabeth Kloppenborg; Arthur Wheeler; Joe Luria

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ADEs and automation.

February 4, 2009

Kloppenborg E, Wheeler A, Luria J. Nurs Manage. 2009;40(1):43-7.

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This article illustrates how one hospital used automated triggers to collect adverse drug event (ADE) data. The tactic increased event capture and informed priorities for safety improvement work.

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