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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/r03hs018841-basco-annual-summary-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - Assessment of Pediatric Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Substitution Errors
SMALL RESEARCH GRANT TO IMPROVE … 2010 – March 2013
AHRQ Funding Amount: $100,000
Summary: Look-alike, sound-alike (LASA) medication errors … While medication errors have
been studied in the pediatric population, the frequency of LASA-specific … errors in pediatric prescriptions
is not well documented or understood. … (Achieved)
• Estimate frequencies of screening alerts (potential LASA substitution errors) in these
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/brown-andrew
January 01, 2023 - Principal Investigator
Brown, Andrew
Project Name
Detecting Med (Medication) Errors in … Principal Investigator
Brown, Andrew
Project Name
Detecting Med (Medication) Errors in … Principal Investigator
Brown, Andrew
Project Name
Detecting Med (Medication) Errors in … Detecting Med Errors in Rural Hospitals Using Technology -Final Report. … Rural Hospitals Using Technology
Detecting Med (Medication) Errors in Rural
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/detecting_med__medication__err_2009_update_2.pdf
January 01, 2009 - Detecting Medication Errors in Rural Hospitals Using Technology … Project Title: Detecting Medication Errors … Data were
collected from this date until August 31, 2008; in total, 805 errors were documented. … DETECTING MEDICATION ERRORS IN RURAL HOSPITALS USING TECHNOLOGY 1 … DETECTING MEDICATION ERRORS IN RURAL HOSPITALS USING TECHNOLOGY 2
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digital.ahrq.gov/etiology-medication-ordering-errors-computerized-provider-order-entry-systems/citation/effect
January 01, 2020 - Effect of an alternative newborn naming strategy on wrong-patient errors: a quasi-experimental study. … Effect of an alternative newborn naming strategy on wrong-patient errors: a quasi-experimental study. … Principal Investigator: Abraham, Joanna Project Name: An Etiology for Medication Ordering Errors in
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/2011_018841_basco_pdf_3.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Assessment of Pediatric Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Substitution Errors
1 | Assessment of PediAtric Look-ALike … , sound-ALike substitution errors
Small ReSeaRch GRant to ImpRove health caRe QualIty thRouGh health … InfoRmatIon technoloGy (It) (R03)
Assessment of Pediatric Look-Alike,
Sound-Alike Substitution Errors … While medication errors have been
studied in the pediatric population, the frequency of LASA-specific … errors in pediatric prescriptions is not
documented or understood well.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/using_electronic_records_to_detect_and_learn_from_ambulatory_diagnostic_errors_2010_pdf__2.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Using Electronic Records to Detect and Learn from Ambulatory Diagnostic Errors
1 | Using ElEctronic … rEcords to dEtEct and lEarn From
ambUlatory diagnostic Errors
2010 Grant Summary
Using Electronic … The project evaluated two methods to detect diagnostic errors. … The second paper will discuss clinical errors and the
findings related to understanding these errors … For example, it
will describe the types of events that lead to clinical errors.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/medication-dispensing-errors-and
September 19, 2006 - Medication dispensing errors and potential adverse drug events before and after implementing bar code … the impact of the implementation of bar code technology in a hospital pharmacy on rates od dispensing errors … Target dispensing errors are those that bar coding is designed to prevent and target ADEs are dispensing … errors that can harm patients. … Evaluation Method: pharmacist-observer evaluated for dispensing errors; physician reviewed chart and
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/nanji-karen-c
January 01, 2023 - Preventing Perioperative Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events Through the Use of Clinical Decision … Preventing Perioperative Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events Through the Use of Clinical Decision … Project Name
Preventing Perioperative Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events Through the Use of … Project Name
Preventing Perioperative Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events Through the Use of … Project Name
Preventing Perioperative Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events Through the Use of
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluating-impact-acpoecds-system-outcomes
January 01, 2023 - Ten thousand prescriptions were evaluated to identify and characterize prescribing-related errors. … E-prescribing resulted in a reduction of (potential) medication errors from 28 to 9 percent. … Characterization of prescribing errors in an internal medicine clinic. … E-prescribing is widely seen as a way to reduce medication errors. … "Therein lies greater potential to prevent errors and improve medication safety," says Devine.
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/lambert-bruce
January 01, 2023 - Lambert, Bruce
Preventing Wrong-Drug and Wrong-Patient Errors With Indication … Preventing Wrong-Drug and Wrong-Patient Errors With Indication Alerts in CPOE Systems – Final Report. … Automated detection of wrong-drug prescribing errors. … Automated detection of look-alike/sound-alike medication errors. … Learning from errors: analysis of medication order voiding in CPOE systems.
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digital.ahrq.gov/events/national-web-conference-use-health-it-reduce-medication-errors-and-improve-patient-safety
August 26, 2014 - A National Web Conference on the Use of Health IT To Reduce Medication Errors and Improve Patient Safety … adherence to evidence-based interventions related to patient safety and support reductions in medical errors … This session reviewed research to improve medication management strategies to reduce errors and improve … evaluation of the potential severity of specific Look-Alike, Sound-Alike (LASA) drug name substitution errors … Describe the benefits of an electronic approach to identifying potential prescription substitution errors
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-bibliography/patient-safety/medication-dispensing-errors-and
Medication Dispensing Errors and Potential Adverse Drug Events Before and After Implementing Bar Code … Pharmacy
This paper evaluates whether implementation of bar code technology reduces dispensing errors … required staff to scan all doses had a 93-96% relative reduction in the incidence of target dispensing errors … The overall rates of dispensing errors and potential ADEs substantially decreased after implementing … Drug Events Before and After Implementing Bar Code Technology in the Pharmacy Keyword: Medication Errors
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/preventing-provider-errors
April 01, 2004 - Preventing provider errors: online total parenteral nutrition calculator
Authors: Lehmann, … Hopkins Hospital Intervention: the number of parenteral nutrition orders and the frequency and type of errors … Evaluation Method: pharmacist-detected errors, online survey Description: TPN-Calculator is an online … training before initial use Quality of Care and Patient Safety Outcome: There was a 61% reduction in errors … between the control and first intervention period and an 89% reduction in errors in the second intervention
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs024538-adelman-final-report-2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - remain the most common types of medication errors.8 These analyses were conducted using errors … This framework
distinguishes between Planning Errors, defined as errors in which the intended action … incorrectly.35 Planning Errors were
further classified as Knowledge Errors, which occur because of … For example, 97% of Wrong-Patient order errors were execution
errors, resulting from slips such as … errors, predominantly resulting from rule-based errors in which
clinicians failed to adjust for the
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/understanding-cancelrx-impact-clinical-workflows-medication-safety-risks-and
January 01, 2023 - Pharmacist
Physician
Health Care Theme
Adverse Events
Clinical Workflow
Medication Errors … in discontinued medications remaining available to be dispensed to the patient, risking medication errors … research developed strategies to optimize CancelRx implementation and measured its impact on dispensing errors … Measure the impact of CancelRx on patient outcomes including dispensing errors, documented adverse drug … Preventable medication errors cost the nation more than $21 billion annually across all care settings
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/reduce-medication-errors-slides-082614.pdf
August 26, 2014 - A National Web Conference on the use of Health IT To Reduce Medication Errors and Improve Patient Safety … A National Web Conference on the Use of
Health IT to Reduce Medication Errors and
Improve Patient … less commonly than dosing errors in
children. … appears to be
much lower than other types of pediatric medication
errors … Definition: LASA Errors
Previous Studies in Children
Framework for Identifying Potential LASA Errors—Screening
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r01hs024264-zhou-final-report-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - For
example, many of the errors that occur in typed text are non-word errors (i.e., misspellings or … On the other
hand, the errors found in SR-generated text are “real-word” errors (i.e., words that are … Analyses were conducted twice, once for all errors and once for
just those errors deemed clinically … that in fact did contain errors. … Errors were prevalent in SR transcriptions, with an overall error rate of 7.4%, or 7.4 errors per
every
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/assessment-pediatric-look-alike-sound-alike-lasa-substitution-errors/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - Assessment of Pediatric Look-Alike, Sound-Alike (LASA) Substitution Errors - 2010
Project … Name
Assessment of Pediatric Look-Alike, Sound-Alike Substitution Errors
Principal Investigator … While medication errors have been studied in the pediatric population, the frequency of LASA-specific … errors in pediatric prescriptions is not well documented or understood. … and refine a method for “flagging” individual prescriptions as potential errors.
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digital.ahrq.gov/health-it-tools-and-resources/health-it-costs-and-benefits-database/computerized-physician-order
January 01, 2004 - Computerized Physician Order Entry and Medication Errors in a Pediatric Critical Care Unit … Purpose of Study: To measure the impact of CPOE on medication order errors in the pediatric critical … Years of study: 2001-2002 Study Design: Pre & Post Outcomes: Rule violations, medication prescribing errors … Intervention: Implementation of CPOE Evaluation Method: Review of all medication orders and entering of errors … Reduction of rule violations from 6.8% (pre-CPOE) to 0.1% (post-CPOE)
Reduction of medication prescribing errors
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/citation/r21hs023704-adelman-final-report-2019.pdf
January 01, 2019 - errors
2. … These errors occurred among attending
physicians (60 errors per 100,000 orders), nurse
practitioners … and physician assistants (74 errors per
100,000 orders), and pharmacists (67 errors per 100,000
orders … However, near-miss errors follow the same causal pathway as errors that cause
harm, and their use to … , wrong-patient errors
2.