Patient safety in Europe: medication errors and hospital-acquired infections [PDF]
, 2008 The Report was commissioned by the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) in November 2007 in order to support its policy statements on Patient Safety (June 2004).
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The Danish National Hospital Medication Register: A Resource for Pharmacoepidemiology [PDF]
Clinical EpidemiologyOscar Rosenkrantz,1,2 Jannik Wheler,1 Mats Christian Westphal Thrane,3 Lars Pedersen,1 Henrik Toft Sørensen1 1Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Center for Population Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital and Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark ...
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The Impact of Real-Time Documentation of In-Hospital Medication Changes on Preventing Undocumented Discrepancies at Discharge and Improving Physician-Pharmacist Communication: A Retrospective Cohort Study and Survey [PDF]
Journal of Multidisciplinary HealthcareWoo-Youn Kim,1,2 Anna Baek,1 Yoonhee Kim,1 Yewon Suh,1,2 Eunsook Lee,1 Eunkyung Euni Lee,1,2 Ju-Yeun Lee,1,2 Jongchan Lee,3– 5 Hee Sun Park,3– 5 Eun Sun Kim,3– 5 Yejee Lim,3– 5 Nak-Hyun Kim,3– 5 Jung Hun Ohn,3– 5 Sun-wook Kim,3– 5 Jiwon Ryu,3– 5 Hye Won ...
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An exploration of the factors contributing to paramedic medication errors in the pre-hospital environment [PDF]
, 2023 Medication errors represent a significant issue in terms of patient safety. While there is a significant body of evidence regarding medication errors in the hospital environment, there is currently limited research on medication errors in the pre ...
Walker, Dennis Rodney
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Hospital drug safety - role of the pharmacists [PDF]
, 2005 Medication errors and adverse drug reactions are frequent in hospitalized patients. The principle aim of my dissertation was to review the existing data about frequency and risk factors of these findings and to propose measures for their reduction ...
Krähenbühl-Melcher, Anita Maria
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The role of medication management in hospital readmissions in Norwegian primary healthcare services : A secondary analysis [PDF]
, 2022 Medication management and the transmission of medication information between healthcare services have proven to be essential factors in hospital readmissions.
Wiig, Siri, Glette, Malin Knutsen
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Latent preconditions of medication administration errors: development of a proactive error-management tool [PDF]
, 2008 latrogenic injury has been found to occur in around 10% of UK hospital admissions, equating to the harm of approximately 850,000 patients each year.
Carruthers, Samantha Jane
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EVALUATING HOSPITAL PHARMACY PRACTICE: MEDICATION PRESCRIBING, TRANSCRIBING, AND ADMINISTRATION IN TABUK REGION, SAUDI ARABIA [PDF]
Bulletin of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Assiut University, 2023 This study aimed to outline the scope of pharmacy practice activities in managing medication use in hospital settings in Tabuk region, Saudi Arabia. The study used a modified American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) national survey related to
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The impact of transition to a digital hospital on medication errors (TIME study)
npj Digital Medicine, 2023 Digital transformation in healthcare improves the safety of health systems. Within our health service, a new digital hospital has been established and two wards from a neighbouring paper-based hospital transitioned into the new digital hospital.
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A Tool for Evaluating Medication Alerting Systems: Development and Initial Assessment
JMIR Medical Informatics, 2021 BackgroundIt is well known that recommendations from electronic medication alerts are seldom accepted or acted on by users. Key factors affecting the effectiveness of medication alerts include system usability and alert design ...
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