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Developing key performance indicators for prescription medication systems. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2019
ObjectiveTo develop key performance indicators that evaluate the effectiveness of a prescription medication system.MethodsA modified RAND/UCLA appropriateness method was used to develop key performance indicators (KPIs) for a prescription medication ...
Eldon Spackman, Fiona Clement, G Michael Allan, Chaim M Bell, Lise M Bjerre, Dave F Blackburn, Régis Blais, Glen Hazlewood, Scott Klarenbach, Lindsay E Nicolle, Nav Persaud, Silvia Alessi-Severini, Mike Tierney, Harindra C Wijeysundera, Braden Manns   +14 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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Quality improvement of the medication system in a long-term care facility: a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study [PDF]

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging
Objective: To describe the implementation of a quality improvement intervention for the medication system of a large not-for-profit long-term care facility (LTCF) and evaluate its effectiveness.
Ana Ludmila Santos Plauska, Hágabo Mathyell Silva, Juliana de Oliveira Gomes Ramos, Cristiane de Paula Rezende, Mariana Martins Gonzaga do Nascimento   +4 more
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Nursing Satisfaction with Medication Care by Using Neonatal Electronic Medication Management Systems [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Neonatology, 2017
Background: Medication management is a complex process with multiple stages that involves different health care teams. Based on the evidence, an electronic medication management system offers significant benefits, such as reduced medication errors ...
Mahboobeh Namnabati, Fariba Taleghani, maryam varzeshnejad   +2 more
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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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Instrumentation in medical systems [PDF]

Proceedings Particle Accelerator Conference, 2002
The demand for clinical use of accelerated heavy charged particle (proton and light-ion) beams for cancer treatment is now burgeoning worldwide. Clinical trials are underway at more than a dozen accelerators. Several hospital-based accelerator facilities dedicated to radiation treatment of human cancer have been constructed, and their number is growing.
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Medication Errors Caused by Nurses and Physicians in a Swiss Acute Care Community Hospital: Frequency and Correlation to Nurses’ Reported Workload / Von Pflegefachpersonen und Ärzten/-innen verursachte Medikamentenfehler in einem Schweizer Akutspital: Häufigkeit und Korrelation zur Arbeitsbelastung von Pflegefachpersonen

International Journal of Health Professions, 2018
This study was carried out in a Swiss acute care community hospital to investigate the frequency, type, causes and potential clinical consequences of medication errors (MEs) caused by nurses and physicians in all stages of a technology-supported ...
Rapphold Benjamin David, Metzenthin Petra, Oertle Marc, Küng Kaspar   +3 more
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Nursing journals and medication management: identification and categorization of publications from 1987 to 2008 Periódicos de enfermería y administración de medicamentos: identificación y categorización de las publicaciones de 1987 a 2008 Periódicos de enfermagem e administração de medicamentos: identificação e categorização das publicações de 1987 a 2008

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2009
This study aimed to identify and categorize publications about themes related to medication administration in Brazilian nursing journals between 1987 and 2008.
Paulo Celso Prado Telles Filho, Marcus Fernando da Silva Praxedes   +1 more
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Automl Systems for Medical Imaging

, 2023
11 pages, 4 figures; Acceptance of the chapter for the Springer book "Data-driven approaches to medical imaging"
Tasmia Tahmida Jidney, Angona Biswas, Md Abdullah Al Nasim, Ismail Hossain, Md Jahangir Alam 0003, Sajedul Talukder, Mofazzal Hossain, Md. Azim Ullah   +7 more
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Medication preparation and administration: analysis of inquiries and information by the nursing team Preparación y administración de medicamentos: análisis de cuestionamientos e informaciones del equipo de enfermería Preparo e administração de medicamentos: análise de questionamentos e informações da equipe de enfermagem

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2007
This study analyzed questions presented by nursing technicians and auxiliaries during medication preparation and administration. Data were collected through a form in which nurses who worked in the hospitalization unit of a general hospital in São Paulo,
Daniela Odnicki da Silva, Cris Renata Grou, Adriana Inocenti Miasso, Sílvia Helena De Bortoli Cassiani   +3 more
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