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Automatic detection of omissions in medication lists.

Hasan S, Duncan GT, Neill DB, Padman R. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2011;18:449-458.

This study applied a collaborative filtering approach as a tool to potentially predict drugs missing in a patient's observed medication list. This process may yield an additional strategy to provide safe medication reconciliation.

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Adoption factors associated with electronic health record among long-term care facilities: a systematic review.

Kruse CS, Mileski M, Alaytsev V, Carol E, Williams A. BMJ Open. 2015;5:e006615.

Electronic health record (EHR) adoption was largely spurred by incentives provided through the HITECH Act of 2009, but long-term care facilities are not eligible for these payments. This systematic review identified common barriers to EHR adoption at long-term care facilities, most notably the high upfront costs and various implementation hurdles. Potential advantages to EHRs in this setting include information sharing and error reduction.

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Unintended adverse consequences of introducing electronic health records in residential aged care homes.

Yu P, Zhang Y, Gong Y, Zhang J. Int J Med Inform. 2013;82:772-788.

An extensive body of literature documents the unintended consequences of information technology in the inpatient setting. This qualitative study identifies many similar unintended consequences after introduction of electronic health records into Australian nursing homes.

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Multiple latent failures align to allow a serious drug interaction to harm a patient.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. May 5, 2011;16:1-3.

Detailing a case in which latent failures led to patient harm, this article encourages health care providers investigating adverse events to consider how both active and latent failures may line up to cause errors.

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Medication safety teams' guided implementation of electronic medication administration records in five nursing homes.

Scott-Cawiezell J, Madsen RW, Pepper GA, Vogelsmeier A, Petroski G, Zellmer D. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2009;35:29-35.

Electronic medication administration records (eMARs) are one technology solution being applied to reduce the potential for medication errors. This AHRQ-funded study provides detailed descriptions and learnings from a quality improvement effort to implement eMARs in five nursing home facilities.

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