Field test results of a new ambulatory care Medication Error and Adverse Drug Event Reporting System—MEADERS.

John Hickner; Atif Zafar; Grace M. Kuo; Lyle J. Fagnan; Samuel N. Forjuoh; Lyndee M. Knox; John T. Lynch; Brian Kelly Stevens; Wilson D. Pace; Benjamin N. Hamlin; Hilary Scherer; Brenda L. Hudson; Caitlin Carroll Oppenheimer; William M. Tierney

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Field test results of a new ambulatory care Medication Error and Adverse Drug Event Reporting System—MEADERS.

December 1, 2010

Hickner J, Zafar A, Kuo GM, et al. Ann Fam Med. 2010;8(6):517-25.

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This study reports on the initial experience with an Internet-based voluntary reporting system for medication errors in ambulatory care. The system was relatively easy to use, but some participants raised concerns about error reporting leading to negative consequences for the culture of safety.

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