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May 29, 2014 - Economic evaluation of the impact of medication errors
reported by US clinical pharmacists.
May 29, 2014
Samp JC, Touchette DR, Marinac JS, et al. Economic evaluation of the impact of medication errors
reported by U.S. clinical pharmacists. Pharmacotherapy. 2014;34(4):350-7. doi:10.1002/phar.1370.
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January 28, 2015 - Technology and error-prevention strategies: why are we
still overlooking the IV room?
January 28, 2015
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. January 15, 2015;20:1-4.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/technology-and-error-prevention-strategies-why-are-we-still-overlooking-iv-
room
This newsletter article di…
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September 19, 2012 - Inappropriateness of medication prescriptions to elderly
patients in the primary care setting: a systematic review.
September 19, 2012
Opondo D, Eslami S, Visscher S, et al. Inappropriateness of medication prescriptions to elderly patients in
the primary care setting: a systematic review. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e43617…
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March 22, 2017 - Ordering interruptions in a tertiary care center: a
prospective observational study.
March 22, 2017
Dadlez NM, Azzarone G, Sinnett MJ, et al. Ordering Interruptions in a Tertiary Care Center: A Prospective
Observational Study. Hosp Pediatr. 2017;7(3):134-139. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2016-0127.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/iss…
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February 07, 2018 - Enhancing the quality and safety of the perioperative
patient.
February 7, 2018
Staender S, Smith A. Enhancing the quality and safety of the perioperative patient. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol.
2017;30(6):730-735. doi:10.1097/ACO.0000000000000517.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhancing-quality-and-safety-perioperative-p…
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December 16, 2020 - Wear face masks with no metal during MRI exams.
December 16, 2020
FDA Safety Communication. MedWatch Safety Alert. Silver Spring, MD: US Food and Drug
Administration; December 7, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/wear-face-masks-no-metal-during-mri-exams
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) requires patient prep…
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January 29, 2020 - Start the new year off right by preventing these top 10
medication errors and hazards.
January 29, 2020
ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. January 16, 2020;26(2):1-6.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/start-new-year-right-preventing-these-top-10-medication-errors-and-hazards
Medication errors routinely c…
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February 27, 2019 - Medicine Safety: Take Care.
February 27, 2019
Lim R, Semple S, Ellett LK, Roughead L. Canberra, Australia: Pharmaceutical Society of Australia; 2019.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/medicine-safety-take-care
Analyzing the evidence on medication errors in Australia, this report estimates the incidence of acute care
ad…
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May 27, 2011 - A prospective hazard and improvement analytic approach
to predicting the effectiveness of medication error
interventions.
May 27, 2011
Karnon J, McIntosh A, Dean JE, et al. A prospective hazard and improvement analytic approach to
predicting the effectiveness of medication error interventions. Saf Sci. 2006;45(4).…
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September 16, 2009 - A literature review of the individual and systems factors
that contribute to medication errors in nursing practice.
September 16, 2009
Brady A-M, Malone A-M, Fleming S. A literature review of the individual and systems factors that contribute
to medication errors in nursing practice. J Nurs Manag. 2009;17(6):679-97…
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January 18, 2012 - Nurses' responses to medication errors: suggestions for
the development of organizational strategies to improve
reporting.
January 18, 2012
Covell CL, Ritchie JA. Nurses' responses to medication errors: suggestions for the development of
organizational strategies to improve reporting. J Nurs Care Qual. 2009;24(4):…
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September 15, 2020 - Enhancing Your Medication Error Reporting Program to
Improve Global Medication Safety.
August 19, 2020
Institute for Safe Medication Practices. September 15, 2020.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/enhancing-your-medication-error-reporting-program-improve-global-
medication-safety
Medication error reporting is key to …
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November 01, 2017 - High-alert medications: the safeguards that you should
put in place to reduce risks.
November 1, 2017
Blank C. Drug Topics. October 13, 2017.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/high-alert-medications-safeguards-you-should-put-place-reduce-risks
This magazine article reports on high-alert medications, their potential to …
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April 22, 2015 - The nurse's role in medication safety.
April 22, 2015
Durham B. The nurse's role in medication safety. Nursing (Brux). 2015;45(4).
doi:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000461850.24153.8b.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/nurses-role-medication-safety-0
Nurses perform a critical role in preventing medication errors. This commentary e…
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January 07, 2015 - Clinical benefits of electronic health record use: national
findings.
January 7, 2015
King J, Patel V, Jamoom EW, et al. Clinical benefits of electronic health record use: national findings.
Health Serv Res. 2014;49(1 Pt 2):392-404. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.12135.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/clinical-benefits-electr…
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January 23, 2008 - Frequency of risk factors that potentially increase harm
from medications in older adults receiving primary care.
January 23, 2008
McCarthy L, Dolovich L, Haq M, et al. Can J Clin Pharmacol. 2007;14(3):e283-e290.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/frequency-risk-factors-potentially-increase-harm-medications-older-adults-…
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September 30, 2015 - Safety culture includes "good catches."
September 30, 2015
Traynor K. Safety culture includes "good catches". Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2015;72(19):1597-1599.
doi:10.2146/news150065.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-culture-includes-good-catches
Near misses can provide opportunities for learning if there is a pro…
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December 05, 2012 - Impact of an intervention to reduce prescribing errors in a
pediatric intensive care unit.
December 5, 2012
Martinez-Anton A, Sanchez I, Casanueva L. Impact of an intervention to reduce prescribing errors in a
pediatric intensive care unit. Intensive Care Med. 2012;38(9):1532-8. doi:10.1007/s00134-012-2609-x.
http…
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June 12, 2008 - Improving patient safety and uniformity of care by a
standardized regimen for the use of oxytocin.
June 12, 2008
Hayes EJ, Weinstein L. Improving patient safety and uniformity of care by a standardized regimen for the
use of oxytocin. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2008;198(6):622.e1-7. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2008.01.039.
https…
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July 24, 2011 - Improving medication safety in primary care using
electronic health records.
July 24, 2011
Nemeth LS, Wessell AM. Improving medication safety in primary care using electronic health records. J
Patient Saf. 2010;6(4):238-43.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/improving-medication-safety-primary-care-using-electronic-heal…