@article{8261,
  author = {Rachel Boyer and Mary Lynn McPherson and Guarav Deshpande and Sheila Weiss Smith},
  title = {Improving medication error reporting in hospice care.},
  abstract = {<p>The aims of this study are to determine the incidence of medication errors, characterize the type/severity of errors, and estimate the impact of an educational intervention on medication error processes in a hospice population. Medication errors from 2 hospice organizations were collected and coded for type of error/outcome severity. The educational intervention included a 2-hour in-service and twice weekly reminders. A survey to assess participants' change in knowledge and attitudes regarding medication error reporting through the study period and was administered at 3 different time points. Data analysis revealed that medication error reporting increased in one hospice program, that participants' ability to correctly identify medication errors increased (P < .001), and awareness of medication errors in hospice care increased (P < .01) after the intervention.</p>},
  year = {2009},
  journal = {Am J Hosp Palliat Care},
  volume = {26},
  pages = {361-7},
  month = {12/2009},
  issn = {1938-2715},
  doi = {10.1177/1049909109335145},
  language = {eng},
}