Associations between communication climate and the frequency of medical error reporting among pharmacists within an inpatient setting.
Patterson ME, Pace HA, Fincham JE. Associations between communication climate and the frequency of medical error reporting among pharmacists within an inpatient setting. J Patient Saf. 2013;9(3):129-33. doi:10.1097/PTS.0b013e318281edcb.
In this analysis of responses to the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, pharmacists who perceived a culture conducive to open communication were more likely to voluntarily report medication errors.