Comparison of methods for detecting medication errors in 36 hospitals and skilled-nursing facilities

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 436-446

  Flynn, Elizabeth A ^a   Barker, Kenneth N ^a   Pepper, Ginette A ^a   Bates, David W ^a   Mikeal, Robert L ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Charts; Costs; Economics; Errors, medication; Hospitals; Methodology; Nurses; Personnel, pharmacy; Pharmacists; Pharmacy, institutional, hospital; Quality assurance; Skilled nursing facilities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036500042     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/59.5.436     Document Type: Article

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