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•Device-related Complications (209)

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•Identification Errors (136)

•Discontinuities, Gaps, and Hand-Off Problems (483)

•Fatigue and Sleep Deprivation (113)

•Medication Safety (1286)

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Error Types

•Epidemiology of Errors and Adverse Events (817)

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Approach to Improving Safety

•Quality Improvement Strategies (1093)

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•Health Care Providers (3162)

•Health Care Executives and Administrators (3355)

•Non-Health Care Professionals (1678)

•Patients (473)

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•Hospitals (2811)

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STUDY

Intravenous infusion safety technology: return on investment.

Danello SH, Maddox RR, Schaack GJ. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:680-687, 696.

COMMENTARY

Preparing your hospital for compliance with The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals.

Murdaugh L, Jordin R. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:728-733.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Misprogramming PCA concentration leads to dosing errors.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. August 28, 2008;13:1-3.

COMMENTARY

Improving heparin safety: a multidisciplinary invited conference.

Peterson C, Ham CW, Vanderveen T. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:491-497.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Smetzer JL, Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43;788-792.

STUDY

A case study on the safety impact of implementing smart patient-controlled analgesic pumps at a tertiary care academic medical center.

Tran M, Ciarkowski S, Wagner D, Stevenson JG. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2012;38:112-119.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication errors occurring with the use of bar-code administration technology.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. December 2008;5:122-126.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Anticoagulant safety practices call for pharmacist supervision.

Scott A. Drug Topics (Health-System Edition). November 10, 2008.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Epidural-IV route mix-ups: reducing the risk of deadly errors.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 3, 2008;13:1-3.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Preventing errors relating to commonly used anticoagulants.

Sentinel Event Alert. September 24, 2008;(41):1-4.

STUDY

Medication safety initiative in reducing medication errors.

Nguyen EE, Connolly PM, Wong V. J Nurs Care Qual. 2010;25:224-230.

REVIEW

Bar code technology and medication administration error.

Young J, Slebodnik M, Sands L. J Patient Saf. 2010;6;115-120.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:696–698.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2009;44:654-657.

STUDY

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Effect of bar-code technology on the safety of medication administration.

Poon EG, Keohane CA, Yoon CS, et al. N Engl J Med. 2010;362:1698-1707.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

How has the current economy affected patient safety?

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. September 10, 2009;14:1-2.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR, Smetzer JL. Hosp Pharm. 2010;45:191-195.

BOOK/REPORT

Patient Safety Authority Annual Reports.

Harrisburg, PA: Patient Safety Authority; April 2013.

BOOK/REPORT

Inpatient Computerized Provider Order Entry: Findings from the AHRQ Health IT Portfolio.

Dixon BE, Zafar A, for AHRQ National Resource Center for Health IT. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; January 2009. AHRQ Publication No. 09-0031-EF.

COMMENTARY

Learning accountability for patient outcomes.

Pronovost PJ. JAMA. 2010;304:204-205.

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