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  1. From Pain Relief to Risk: A Case of Suspected Opioid Overdose in a Pediatric Patient | PSNet

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    October 04, 2023 - At this time, the patient’s prescription for pain control was changed from hydrocodone-acetaminophen … A hospital that implemented such an alert for opioid prescriptions with oral morphine equivalent doses … (OME) ≥90 mg, concomitant benzodiazepine prescription, or history of opioid use disorder, reported a … The CDC recommends that prescribers check state prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) data when … More See More About The Topic Emergency Departments Operating Room Emergency Medicine

  2. Be an Active Member of Your Health Care Team. | PSNet

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    April 08, 2020 - medication use, including speaking up about medical history, asking questions , and following directions on prescription … January 25, 2018 Your Medicine, Be Smart, Be Safe. … April 23, 2012 View More See More About The Topic Patients Medicine

  3. Team-based approach to improving medication reconciliation rates in family medicine residency clinics. | PSNet

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    June 15, 2022 - Study Team-based approach to improving medication reconciliation rates in family medicine … Team-based approach to improving medication reconciliation rates in family medicine residency clinics … describes a systematic team-based care approach to medication reconciliation implemented in four family medicine … Team-based approach to improving medication reconciliation rates in family medicine residency clinics … October 28, 2020 A machine learning-based clinical decision support system to identify prescriptions

  4. Assessment of the FDA Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy for transmucosal immediate-release fentanyl products. | PSNet

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    January 22, 2020 - May 15, 2019 Prevention of prescription opioid misuse and projected overdose deaths in … February 13, 2019 Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs: Evidence-based Practices to … View More See More About The Topic Health Care Providers Policy Makers Medicine

  5. A pharmacist-led information technology intervention for medication errors (PINCER): a multicentre, cluster randomised, controlled trial and cost-effectiveness analysis. | PSNet

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    January 11, 2023 - intervention, patients in the PINCER group experienced substantially reduced frequency of clinically important prescription … April 25, 2018 The effect of the electronic transmission of prescriptions on dispensing … errors and prescription enhancements made in English community pharmacies: a naturalistic stepped wedge … label: prevalence and description of discrepancies from a cross-sectional evaluation of electronic prescriptions … See More About The Topic Ambulatory Care Physicians Pharmacists Family Medicine

  6. NAM Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience. | PSNet

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    June 15, 2011 - Washington, DC: National Academy of Medicine. … Linkedin Copy URL April 12, 2018 Washington, DC: National Academy of Medicine … Washington, DC: National Academy of Medicine. … September 19, 2018 Pain Management and Prescription Opioid-related Harms: Exploring the … View More See More About The Topic Hospitals Health Care Providers Medicine

  7. Organisational factors associated with safety climate, patient satisfaction and self-reported medicines adherence in community pharmacies. | PSNet

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    April 07, 2021 - November 16, 2022 Including the reason for use on prescriptions sent to pharmacists … December 12, 2014 The effect of the electronic transmission of prescriptions on dispensing … errors and prescription enhancements made in English community pharmacies: a naturalistic stepped wedge … July 28, 2014 Using human error theory to explore the supply of non-prescription medicines

  8. Medication Reconciliation Victory After an Avoidable Error | PSNet

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    April 01, 2015 - In all, seven prescription medications were returned, including Flexeril 10 mg TID, glipizide 10 mg daily … billion in 2000, of which 70% ($121 billion) was attributed to hospital admissions.( 1 ) The Institute of Medicine … Using a single pharmacy for medications or a national electronic prescription registry also could have … medications filled in the last month when compared to actual prescriptions identified in the national … Institute of Medicine. Report Brief. Preventing Medication Error.

  9. Electronic health record interoperability-why electronically discontinued medications are still dispensed. | PSNet

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    August 25, 2021 - A related commentary discusses the challenges associated with attempting to discontinue prescriptions … October 25, 2023 Pharmacy e-prescription dispensing before and after CancelRx implementation … September 1, 2021 Addition of electronic prescription transmission to computerized prescriber … February 2, 2011 Accuracy of computer-generated, Spanish-language medicine labels.

  10. Patient identification and tube labelling—a call for harmonisation. | PSNet

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    April 29, 2020 - Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 2016;54(7). doi:10.1515/cclm-2015-1089. … Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM) . 2016; 54 (7) . … Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM). 2016;54(7). doi:10.1515/cclm-2015-1089. … Prevalence of medication administration errors in two medical units with automated prescription … March 15, 2023 System-related and cognitive errors in laboratory medicine.

  11. The Impact of Communication on Medication Errors | PSNet

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    August 01, 2009 - Some institutions recognize concomitant use of 5 or more prescription drugs (excluding over-the-counter … In the case described previously, an old prescription on the patient’s medication list contributed to … “Prescription Drug Use Among Adults Aged 40-79 in the United States and Canada.” … Annals of Internal Medicine 157 (1): 1–10. … Journal of Family Medicine and Disease Prevention 1 (3): 1–7.

  12. Computerized decision support for medication dosing in renal insufficiency: a randomized, controlled trial. | PSNet

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    September 30, 2009 - to an existing computerized provider order entry system reduced the frequency of excessively dosed prescriptions … Prevalence of medication administration errors in two medical units with automated prescription … April 11, 2011 Computerized order entry with limited decision support to prevent prescription … Health Care Providers Quality and Safety Professionals Information Professionals Emergency Medicine

  13. Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices. | PSNet

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    March 13, 2013 - The seminal AHRQ Making Health Care Safer report, issued in 2001, used evidence-based medicine principles … key PSPs are also being published simultaneously in a special supplement to the Annals of Internal Medicine … September 2, 2016 Explicit and Standardized Prescription Medicine Instructions. … See More About The Topic Health Care Providers Quality and Safety Professionals Medicine

  14. Medication prescribing errors involving the route of administration. | PSNet

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    January 12, 2011 - December 23, 2016 Effect of computerisation on the quality and safety of chemotherapy prescription … WebM&M Cases Citrate Mix-Up May 1, 2006 Rx for a better prescription … View More See More About The Topic Physicians Pharmacists Risk Managers Medicine

  15. Improving Diagnostic Quality and Safety Final Report. | PSNet

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    September 06, 2011 - April 22, 2018 Pain Management and Prescription Opioid-related Harms: Exploring the State … Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic: Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription … More See More About The Topic Hospitals Facility and Group Administrators Medicine

  16. Physician patient communication failure facilitates medication errors in older polymedicated patients with multiple comorbidities. | PSNet

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    November 02, 2010 - This survey of older adults who were taking more than five prescription medications daily found a strong … January 23, 2009 Pharmacologically inappropriate prescriptions for elderly patients in … View More See More About The Topic Ambulatory Care Physicians Family Medicine … Primary Care General Internal Medicine View More

  17. Weight and Height Juxtaposition in the Electronic Medical Record Causing an Accidental Medication Overdose | PSNet

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    March 15, 2023 - When a pharmacist requires clarification regarding a prescription, the best practice is to reach out … At a minimum, the operational pharmacist should self-check by reading the prescription, labeling, and … The Swiss Cheese Prescribing Model for precision medicine. … March 20, 2024 Improving emergency medicine clinician awareness of prehospital-administered … Emergency Departments Health Care Providers Nurses Pharmacists Pediatric Emergency Medicine

  18. The 2-Week Itch | PSNet

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    June 16, 2019 - She received a handwritten prescription for Zyrtec and Atarax. … With prescriptions for Zyprexa and Zyrtec there are many. … Include purpose of medication on prescriptions. … Prescription errors. Legibility and drug name confusion. … More About The Topic Hospitals Health Care Providers Non-Health Care Professionals Medicine

  19. Impact of a national QI programme on reducing electronic health record notifications to clinicians. | PSNet

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    February 24, 2021 - Improve Management of Sepsis May 31, 2023 Physicians' perspectives regarding prescription … November 26, 2014 Prescription errors and outcomes related to inconsistent information … About The Topic Specialty Hospitals Health Care Providers Information Professionals Medicine

  20. The effect of provider characteristics on the responses to medication-related decision support alerts. | PSNet

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    July 16, 2019 - May 10, 2017 Adherence to black box warnings for prescription medications in outpatients … July 29, 2020 Reducing drug prescription errors and adverse drug events by application … September 1, 2016 Differences of reasons for alert overrides on contraindicated co-prescriptions … Topic Hospitals Health Care Executives and Administrators Information Professionals Medicine
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