An educational and audit tool to reduce prescribing error in intensive care.

A. N. Thomas; E. M. Boxall; S. K. Laha; A. J. Day; D. Grundy

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An educational and audit tool to reduce prescribing error in intensive care.

October 29, 2008

Thomas AN, Boxall EM, Laha SK, et al. Qual Saf Health Care. 2008;17(5):360-3.

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This study developed and implemented an educational program that provided prescribing standards, formal education, and repeated feedback to reduce errors in practice.

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