Newspaper/Magazine Article Scanning out medication errors: Ohio Valley Hospital's automated IV system provides real-time access to patient data. Citation Text: Carbasho T. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL May 11, 2005 Carbasho T. View more articles from the same authors. This article reports on Ohio Valley General Hospital's intravenous safety system. Using bar code scanning to provide important patient information, the system automates checks for intravenous medication administration. Free full text (limited availability) Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Carbasho T. Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Can computers help doctors reduce diagnostic errors? December 21, 2016 Inside Canada's secret world of medical error: 'There is a lot of lying, there's a lot of cover-up.' 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Inside Canada's secret world of medical error: 'There is a lot of lying, there's a lot of cover-up.' January 28, 2015
Alarm management: first things first: using reliable data to eliminate unnecessary alarms. December 10, 2014
Information Design for Patient Safety: A Guide to the Graphic Design of Medication Packaging. 2nd edition. November 23, 2007
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Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2011 User Comparative Database Report. September 14, 2011
AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2014 User Comparative Database Report. November 19, 2014
AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2016 User Comparative Database Report. November 23, 2016
Engagement of leadership in quality improvement initiatives: executive quality improvement survey results. July 11, 2007
Incorporating Health Information Technology Into Workflow Redesign: Request for Information Summary Report. November 17, 2010
2012 User Comparative Database Report: Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture. June 27, 2012
Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture 2015 User Comparative Database Report. July 22, 2015
AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2019 User Comparative Database Report. February 20, 2019
Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2019 User Comparative Database Report. April 17, 2019
An In Depth Investigation into Causes of Prescribing Errors by Foundation Trainees in Relation to Their Medical Education—EQUIP Study. January 6, 2010
Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2014 User Comparative Database Report. June 25, 2014
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Mix-ups between epidural analgesia and IV antibiotics in labor and delivery units continue to cause harm. October 17, 2018
Making an infusion error: the second victims of infusion therapy-related medication errors. May 30, 2018
Factors associated with barcode medication administration technology that contribute to patient safety: an integrative review. July 26, 2017
A crack in our best armor: "wrong patient" injections from insulin pens alarmingly frequent even with barcode scanning. November 5, 2014
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Spreading a medication administration intervention organizationwide in six hospitals. February 15, 2012
Prevalence of medication administration errors in two medical units with automated prescription and dispensing. September 28, 2011
ALERT: reports of severe harm after intravenous administration of breast milk to infants. August 24, 2011