Newspaper/Magazine Article Not what the doctor ordered. Citation Text: Trebilcock B. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL July 13, 2005 Trebilcock B. View more articles from the same authors. This article reports on the types of errors that occur in community pharmacies and provides recommendations for consumers to reduce their risk. Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Trebilcock B. Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Is a tired doctor a safe doctor? November 12, 2014 ECRI out with 10 deadly healthcare technology hazards for 2017. November 23, 2016 Parkland knee surgery done by doctor in training leads to amputation, questions. December 1, 2010 Medication mix-ups. March 17, 2010 First, protect the patient from harm: applying adult learning principles to patient safety. August 18, 2010 Medical errors leave devastating impact on families, professionals. 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First, protect the patient from harm: applying adult learning principles to patient safety. August 18, 2010
Review into the Quality of Care and Treatment Provided by 14 Hospital Trusts in England: Overview Report. August 7, 2013
External Inquiry into the adverse incident that occurred at Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, 4th January 2001. April 26, 2006
Wounded care: failure at one Indian Health Service hospital reveals a system in crisis. December 14, 2016
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Influencing the Quality, Risk and Safety Movement in Healthcare: In Conversation with International Leaders. November 4, 2015
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Challenges ahead in technology training: a report on the training initiative of the Committee on Technology. October 11, 2006
Engineering Patient Safety in Radiation Oncology: University of North Carolina's Pursuit for High Reliability and Value Creation. May 6, 2015
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Association of clinician diagnostic performance with machine learning–based decision support systems: a systematic review. April 14, 2021
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Potentially inappropriate prescribing and its associations with health-related and system-related outcomes in hospitalised older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. January 19, 2022
Assessing the impact of virtual medication history technicians on medication reconciliation discrepancies. December 1, 2021
Patient Safety Innovations Assessing the impact of virtual medication history technicians on medication reconciliation discrepancies. April 7, 2022
Assessment of bias in patient safety reporting systems categorized by physician gender, race and ethnicity, and faculty rank: a qualitative study. June 1, 2022
Use of temporary nurses and nurse and patient safety outcomes in acute care hospital units. October 6, 2010
The influence of professional identity on how the receiver receives and responds to a speaking up message: a cross-sectional study. March 29, 2023
Reducing preventable adverse events in obstetrics by improving interprofessional communication skills--results of an intervention study. March 1, 2023
Prevalence of undiagnosed diabetes identified by a novel electronic medical record diabetes screening program in an urban emergency department in the US. February 22, 2023
Institutional COVID-19 protocols: focused on preparation, safety, and care consolidation. September 30, 2020
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Bias at warp speed: how AI may contribute to the disparities gap in the time of COVID-19. September 9, 2020
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Emergency Department visits and patient safety in the United States. August 26, 2020
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Effect of delays in the 2-week-wait cancer referral pathway during the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer survival in the UK: a modelling study. August 19, 2020
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Patients with low health literacy make more errors interpreting instructions and warnings. December 13, 2023
Prescription for disaster: America's broken pharmacy system in revolt over burnout and errors. November 8, 2023
California pharmacies are making millions of mistakes. They’re fighting to keep that secret. September 20, 2023
The state of health, burnout, healthy behaviors, workplace wellness support, and concerns of medication errors in pharmacists during the COVID-19 pandemic. August 23, 2023
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Programs and Medication Safety: Parts I and II. August 9, 2023
Perceived discrimination in the community pharmacy: a cross-sectional, national survey of adults. May 10, 2023
The impact of electronic communication of medication discontinuation (CancelRx) on medication safety: a pilot study. October 5, 2022
The source of purchased medications and its impact on medication mistakes and hospitalizations. March 16, 2022
Electronic health record interoperability-why electronically discontinued medications are still dispensed. September 22, 2021
CancelRx: a health IT tool to reduce medication discrepancies in the outpatient setting. September 1, 2021
A systematic review of the effect of telepharmacy services in the community pharmacy setting on care quality and patient safety. June 30, 2021
Any new process poses a risk for errors: learning from 4 months of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccinations. May 12, 2021
Work effort, readability and quality of pharmacy transcription of patient directions from electronic prescriptions: a retrospective observational cohort analysis. March 31, 2021