Towards a more patient-centered approach to medication safety.

Joy L. Lee; Sydney M. Dy; Ayse P. Gurses; Julia M. Kim; Catalina Suarez-Cuervo; Zackary D. Berger; Rachel Brown; Yan Xiao

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Towards a more patient-centered approach to medication safety.

December 13, 2017

Lee JL, Dy SM, Gurses AP, et al. J Patient Exp. 2018;5(2):83-87.

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Patient perspectives can identify previously undetected adverse events. This commentary discusses the value of seeking patient insights as an approach to measure medication safety and how such evaluation could affect implementation of meditation safety initiatives. The authors suggest adapting system-oriented approaches to reflect patient-centered concerns.

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