Reducing medication errors

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 81-86

  Cox Jr , Paul M ^a   D'Amato, Steven ^a   Tillotson, Debra J ^a  

^a MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug events; Error prevention; Medication errors; Physician order entry; Root cause analysis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICATION ERROR; PHARMACIST; SAFETY; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; CHILD; CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MAINE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PHARMACISTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0035350080     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106286060101600302     Document Type: Article

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