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Contemporary View of Medication-Related Harm. A New Paradigm.
April 15, 2015
National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention; NCCMERP.
Medication errors are a common factor in health care–associated harm. Lack of clarity on types of medication-related incidents has the potential to create confusion and hinder improvement efforts. This tool provides a decision tree to distinguish whether an incident is an adverse drug reaction, adverse drug event, or medication error and determine if it was preventable.
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