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Medication administration errors in nursing homes using an automated medication dispensing system.
van den Bemt PM, Idzinga JC, Robertz H, Kormelink DG, Pels N. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2009;16:486-492.

This study discovered that medication administration at nursing homes is an error-prone process, particularly around administration techniques and wrong time errors. A past AHRQ WebM&M commentary discussed a case of a nurse who bypassed the safeguards of an automated dispensing system at a nursing facility, which led to a serious medication error.

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