Medication safety in primary care practice: results from a PPRNet quality improvement intervention.

Andrea M Wessell; Steven M Ornstein; Ruth G Jenkins; Lynne S Nemeth; Cara B Litvin; Paul J Nietert

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Medication safety in primary care practice: results from a PPRNet quality improvement intervention.

July 11, 2012

Wessell AM, Ornstein SM, Jenkins RG, et al. Am J Med Qual. 2013;28(1):16-24.

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A multimodal quality improvement project based in a shared electronic medical record resulted in a decrease in potential adverse drug events in 20 primary care practices.

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