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ABC of Medical Computing: HOSPITAL BASED COMPUTER SYSTEMS [PDF]

BMJ, 1995
A computer's usefulness is greatly enhanced if it is connected to others in a network, as this allows information and resources to be shared by all. A network can be anything from a simple link between two computers in an office to a complex installation joining thousands of computers at many sites around the world. In a hospital two types of networks
N, Lee, A, Millman
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Applying Quality Improvement methods to address gaps in medicines reconciliation at transfers of care from an acute UK hospital [PDF]

, 2016
© Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited.Objectives Reliable reconciliation of medicines at admission and discharge from hospital is key to reducing unintentional prescribing discrepancies at transitions of healthcare.
Bell, D, Kuo, S, Marvin, V, Poots, A, Vaughan, L, Woodcock, T   +5 more
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Patient-centric implementation of an electronic medication management system at a tertiary hospital in Western Sydney

Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics, 2018
Background: Traditional implementations of electronic medication management (EMM) systems have involved two common formats – a ‘big bang’ approach on the day of go-live, or a phased ward-by-ward approach over months.
Naren Gunja, Ian Dunlop, Milan Vaghasiya, Kevin Kuan, Simon Poon   +4 more
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Strategies to reduce medication errors with reference to older adults [PDF]

, 2006
Background  In Australia, around 59% of the general population uses prescription medication with this number increasing to about 86% in those aged 65 and over and 83% of the population over 85 using two or more medications simultaneously. A recent report
Adams C, Aufseeser Weiss MR, Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health Care., Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)., Australian Institute of Health and Welfare., Ayuthya S, Bates DW, Bayne T, Bolton P, Boyle CM, Brent Hodgkinson, Briggs B, Brown HN, Brown SJ, Burton ME, Casner PR, Cerne F, Hawkey CJ, Heinemann D, Hurley SF, Khan KS, Kim Nichols, Kruse H, Larrabee JH, Leape LL, Lengacher CA, Ludwig Beymer P, McNally KM, Mungall DR, Mutter M, Nelson R, NHMRC., Overhage JM, Papastrat K, Pape TM, Ray MD, Rhonda Nay, Roark DC, Roughead EE, Schaubhut RM, Shah NR, Shojania KG, Spencer DC, Strohecker S, Susan Koch, Westwood M, White RH   +46 more
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Erros de medicação em hospital universitário: tipo, causas, sugestões e providências Errores de medicación en hospital universitario: tipos, causas, sugerencias y providencias Errors of medication in a University Hospital: type, causes, suggestions and actions

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2004
Este estudo survey exploratório analisou os erros de medicação de um hospital universitário a partir de 40 entrevistas realizadas com profissionais do sistema de medicação. Os resultados mostraram que os tipos de erros mais freqüentes estão na prescrição
Ana Elisa Bauer de Camargo Silva, Silvia Helena De Bortoli Cassiani   +1 more
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The pharmacist facing the logistics of safely dispensing, storing and preserving drugs in healthcare units [PDF]

Farmacia Hospitalaria, 2020
In response to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the Hospital Pharmacy Services have quickly adapted to respond to a critical situation characterized by the constant and continuous admission of patients with severe pneumonia who needed treatment, requiring a ...
Maria Josep Cabañas, Maria Queralt Gorgas   +1 more
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Primary care medication safety surveillance with integrated primary and secondary care electronic health records: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

, 2015
Introduction: The extent of preventable medication-related hospital admissions and medication-related issues in primary care is significant enough to justify developing decision support systems for medication safety surveillance.
AG Winterstein, AJ Avery, AJ Avery, Anthony Avery, Artur Akbarov, B Guthrie, CJ Morris, Darren M. Ashcroft, E Kontopantelis, Evangelos Kontopantelis, H Akaike, H Wickham, HM Holmes, I Schubert, Iain Buchan, J Penge, KC Nanji, Matthew Sperrin, MH Beers, MN O’Connor, NS Wenger, P Gallagher, P Gallagher, R Galvin, R Spencer, Richard Williams, RL Howard, S Nakagawa, Sarah Rodgers, Susan J. Stocks   +29 more
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Repeat prescribing of medications: a system-centred risk management model for primary care organisations [PDF]

, 2017
Rationale, aims and objectives: Reducing preventable harm from repeat medication prescriptions is a patient safety priority worldwide. In the United Kingdom, repeat prescriptions items issued has doubled in the last 20 years from 5.8 to 13.3 items ...
Bartlett, Stephen, Bowie, Paul, Dinwoodie, Mark, Man, Shu Ling, Price, Julie, Taylor, Kate   +5 more
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A Systems Thinking Approach to Redesigning the Patient Experience to Reduce 30 Day Hospital Readmission [PDF]

, 2018
INTRODUCTION The cost of medical care is spiraling out of control, and one of the many reasons is lack of preventative care, poor communication to the patient and primary caregiver(s) both in an inpatient and outpatient setting.
DePrince, RN, BA, CCRN, SCRN, Maureen, Flounders, MBA, William, Gates, MBA, Justin, Heffner, MBA, Steven, Lawler, BS, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, MBA, Michael, Pardini, MBA, Julia, Rosenwasser, MD, MBA, FACS, FAHA, Robert H.   +6 more
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The implementation of a Technician Enhanced Administration of Medications [TEAM] model: An evaluative study of impact on working practices in a children's hospital [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Children are frequently prescribed unlicensed and off-label medicines meaning dosing and administration of medicines to children is often based on poor quality guidance.
Bellis, Jennifer, Bracken, Louise, COPE, LOUISE, KAEHNE, AXEL, Peak, Matthew, Silverio, Sergio   +5 more
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