Improving feedback on junior doctors' prescribing errors: mixed-methods evaluation of a quality improvement project.

Matthew Reynolds; Seetal Jheeta; Jonathan Benn; Inderjit Sanghera; Ann Jacklin; Digby Ingle; Bryony Dean Franklin

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Improving feedback on junior doctors' prescribing errors: mixed-methods evaluation of a quality improvement project.

April 27, 2016

Reynolds M, Jheeta S, Benn J, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(3):240-247.

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Prescribing errors are a common source of harm for hospitalized patients. This study describes a multifaceted intervention to improve feedback and prevent resident physician prescribing errors. Despite improvements in numerous process measures, rates of errors did not significantly change.

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