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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/838222/psn-pdf
September 28, 2022 - We don’t want to prescribe a medication for which this patient has an allergy. … There are checks and balances in the system: My staff asks about
medication allergies and I ask about … medication allergies so that when I prescribe medicine, I have an
understanding of the situation. … The pharmacist also weighs in on this and asks about any medication
allergies so that there’s checks … and balances because maybe I forgot that the patient had an allergy and,
for some reason, it didn’t
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/other-hand
December 12, 2012 - The use of any bedside or applied patient alert (e.g., allergy bracelets, overhead signs, tattoos) relies … wristbands are sometimes used to alert the nurse administering medications about potential patient allergies … wristbands need to be applied by health care personnel who are knowledgeable about medications and allergies … If a patient develops an allergy later in the hospital stay, this alert mechanism requires that someone
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-safety-during-transitions-care-through-use-electronic-referral-loops-receive-and
October 19, 2022 - a widely recognized safety strategy; however, other parts of the electronic health record (EHR) - allergies … quality improvement project to increase rates of complete reconciliation of problems, medications, and allergies
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/47267/psn-pdf
September 05, 2018 - are-we-heeding-warning-signs-examining-providers-overrides-computerized-drug-drug-interaction
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/rising-drug-allergy-alert-overrides-electronic-health-records-observational-retrospective
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/fire-safety-operating-room
July 18, 2024 - Perioperative Anaphylaxis After Insertion of a Latex Drain in a Patient with Known Latex Allergy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/capturing-more-emergency-department-errors-anonymous-web-based-reporting-system
July 22, 2019 - WebM&M Cases
Delayed Sepsis Management Due to Ambiguous Allergy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nursing-student-errors-and-near-misses-three-years-data
October 20, 2021 - near-miss events were identified – (1) not checking patient identification, (2) not checking a patient’s allergy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/administrative-issues-ensure-safe-anesthesia-care-office-based-setting
March 27, 2019 - Perioperative Anaphylaxis After Insertion of a Latex Drain in a Patient with Known Latex Allergy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/eliminating-unintentionally-retained-surgical-items-special-report
December 07, 2022 - Perioperative Anaphylaxis After Insertion of a Latex Drain in a Patient with Known Latex Allergy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/43337/psn-pdf
July 09, 2014 - adverse drug events and provides a way to record important
medication information such as a list of allergies
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/39162/psn-pdf
January 04, 2010 - online-consultations-cyberpharmacies-completeness-and-patient-safety
Many online pharmacies do not ask patients about allergies
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/learning-design-development-and-implementation-medication-safety-thermometer
November 02, 2016 - Medication Safety Thermometer focused on collecting data associated with medication reconciliation, allergy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/outpatient-prescribing-errors-and-impact-computerized-prescribing
February 18, 2011 - Practices with only "basic" computer support (such as no or optional allergy and drug interaction checks
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/managing-patients-medicines-after-discharge-hospital
February 08, 2017 - March 11, 2009
Medication, allergy, and adverse drug event discrepancies in ambulatory
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/premature-closure-not-so-fast
September 28, 2022 - October 10, 2017
Critical Issues in Food Allergy: A National Academies Consensus Report
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/heparin-improving-treatment-and-reducing-risk-harm
July 28, 2021 - August 4, 2021
Inaccurate penicillin allergy labeling, the electronic health record,
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/do-no-unconscious-harm
October 14, 2020 - October 12, 2011
Identifying and reconciling patients' allergy information within the
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/antiretroviral-medication-errors-among-hospitalized-patients-hiv-infection
April 12, 2023 - See More About The Topic
Hospitals
Risk Managers
Quality and Safety Professionals
Allergy
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medical-research-and-institutional-review-board-librarians-role-human-subject-testing
June 01, 2022 - November 25, 2020
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