Newspaper/Magazine Article Scanning out medication errors: Ohio Valley Hospital's automated IV system provides real-time access to patient data. Citation Text: Carbasho T. Copy Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL May 11, 2005 Carbasho T. View more articles from the same authors. This article reports on Ohio Valley General Hospital's intravenous safety system. Using bar code scanning to provide important patient information, the system automates checks for intravenous medication administration. Free full text (limited availability) Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Carbasho T. Copy Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Can computers help doctors reduce diagnostic errors? December 21, 2016 Care transitions know-how not just for clinicians. October 11, 2017 To make hospitals less deadly, a dose of data. December 18, 2013 Healing the hospital hierarchy. 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Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2011 User Comparative Database Report. September 14, 2011
AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2016 User Comparative Database Report. November 23, 2016
AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2014 User Comparative Database Report. November 19, 2014
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2012 User Comparative Database Report: Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture. June 27, 2012
Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture 2015 User Comparative Database Report. July 22, 2015
AHRQ Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2019 User Comparative Database Report. February 20, 2019
Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2019 User Comparative Database Report. April 17, 2019
An In Depth Investigation into Causes of Prescribing Errors by Foundation Trainees in Relation to Their Medical Education—EQUIP Study. January 6, 2010
Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2014 User Comparative Database Report. June 25, 2014
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Impact of interoperability of smart infusion pumps and an electronic medical record in critical care. September 23, 2020
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Spreading a medication administration intervention organizationwide in six hospitals. February 15, 2012
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