What is the measure of a safe hospital? Medication errors missed by risk management, clinical staff, and surveyors.
Grasso BC, Rothschild JM, Jordan CW, et al. What is the measure of a safe hospital? Medication errors missed by risk management, clinical staff, and surveyors. J Psychiatr Pract. 2005;11(4):268-73.
The authors assess the validity of licensing and accreditation surveys of medication error rates by comparing results to that of an external audit. Independent review teams found a higher rate of error.