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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/oral-dosage-forms-should-not-be-crushed
January 26, 2023 - Fact Sheet/FAQs
Oral Dosage Forms that Should Not Be Crushed.
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Oral Dosage Forms that Should Not Be Crushed. Mitchell JF; Institute for Safe Medications Practices; ISMP.
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January 26, 2023 - Measurement Tool/Indicator
ISMP Survey on High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings.
Citation Text:
ISMP Survey on High-Alert Medications in Acute Care Settings. Plymouth Meeting, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2023.
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January 02, 2017 - Using consumer-based kiosk technology to improve and
standardize medication reconciliation in a specialty care
setting.
January 2, 2017
Lesselroth B, Adams S, Felder R, et al. Using consumer-based kiosk technology to improve and
standardize medication reconciliation in a specialty care setting. Jt Comm J Qual Pati…
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December 05, 2012 - Pharmacy dispensing of electronically discontinued
medications.
December 5, 2012
Allen AS, Sequist TD. Pharmacy dispensing of electronically discontinued medications. Ann Intern Med.
2012;157(10):700-705. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-157-10-201211200-00006.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/pharmacy-dispensing-electronically-…
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January 01, 2021 - PSNet
Curated Library
AHRQ: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Medication/Drug Errors
Curated Library
Primers
Medication Administration Errors
Paul MacDowell, PharmD, BCPS, Ann Cabri, PharmD, and Michaela Davis, MSN, RN, CNS | March,
12 2021
Medication administration errors are a persistent patient saf…
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July 01, 2016 - Unintended Consequences of CPOE
October 1, 2016
Wears RL. Unintended Consequences of CPOE. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/unintended-consequences-cpoe
Case Objectives
Explain how technology, including computerized provider order entry, can transform, rather than
eliminate, hazards.
Recogni…
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November 26, 2014 - Effect of patient- and medication-related factors on
inpatient medication reconciliation errors.
November 26, 2014
Salanitro AH, Osborn CY, Schnipper JL, et al. Effect of patient- and medication-related factors on inpatient
medication reconciliation errors. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27(8):924-932. doi:10.1007/s11606-0…
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September 14, 2012 - Serious Reportable Events in Healthcare—2011 Update.
September 14, 2012
Washington DC: National Quality Forum; December 2011.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/serious-reportable-events-healthcare-2011-update
The National Quality Forum originally defined 27 health care "never events"—patient safety events that
pose ser…
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September 01, 2016 - Wrong-Time Error With High-Alert Medication
September 1, 2016
Yang A, Nelson LS. Wrong-Time Error With High-Alert Medication. PSNet [internet]. 2016.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/wrong-time-error-high-alert-medication
The Case
A 60-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for a total knee arthroplasty. During th…
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March 01, 2015 - Critical Opportunity Lost
March 1, 2015
Genzen JR, Signorelli HN. Critical Opportunity Lost. PSNet [internet]. 2015.
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/critical-opportunity-lost
The Case
A 55-year-old woman presented to the emergency department (ED) with new onset chest pain. She
reported eating a heavy dinner the pre…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/never-events-hospital-care-canada-safer-care-patients
August 12, 2020 - Book/Report
Never Events for Hospital Care in Canada: Safer Care for Patients.
Citation Text:
Never Events for Hospital Care in Canada: Safer Care for Patients. Toronto, ON: Health Quality Ontario and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute; September 2015. ISBN: 9781460666180.
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March 01, 2015 - discharge uncovered
significant discrepancies between patient-reported medication regimens and those listed
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/safety-information-patients-and-families
February 05, 2014 - Multi-use Website
Safety Information for Patients and Families.
Citation Text:
Safety Information for Patients and Families. Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors; Massachusetts Medical Society
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November 11, 2015 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Safety in numbers.
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Safety in numbers. Robeznieks A.
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September 01, 2016 - Indication alerts intercept drug name confusion errors
during computerized entry of medication orders.
September 1, 2016
Galanter W, Bryson M, Falck S, et al. Indication alerts intercept drug name confusion errors during
computerized entry of medication orders. PLoS One. 2014;9(7):e101977.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone…
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/guardians-grafts-reducing-medication-errors-transplant-recipients
July 17, 2024 - Newspaper/Magazine Article
Guardians of grafts: reducing medication errors in transplant recipients.
Citation Text:
Guardians of grafts: reducing medication errors in transplant recipients. ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care. April 4, 2024;29(7):1-4.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/cognitive-tests-predict-real-world-errors-relationship-between-drug-name-confusion-rates
April 12, 2017 - Study
Cognitive tests predict real-world errors: the relationship between drug name confusion rates in laboratory-based memory and perception tests and corresponding error rates in large pharmacy chains.
Citation Text:
Schroeder SR, Salomon MM, Galanter W, et al. Cognitive tests predict …
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-reconciliation-pitfalls
May 01, 2006 - Medication Reconciliation Pitfalls
Citation Text:
Weber RJ. Medication Reconciliation Pitfalls. PSNet [internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services. 2010.
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January 01, 2025 - An autopsy listed the cause of death as multi-organ failure and sepsis caused by necrotic bowel and peritonitis … overly broad nor overly narrow.2
Background (2)
Pain attributes and associated symptoms and findings (listed
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January 07, 2015 - Engaging patients in medication reconciliation via a
patient portal following hospital discharge.
January 7, 2015
Heyworth L, Paquin AM, Clark J, et al. Engaging patients in medication reconciliation via a patient portal
following hospital discharge. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2014;21(e1):e157-62. doi:10.1136/amiajnl-2…