Eliminating adverse drug events at Ascension Health

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 527-536

  Butler, Kerry ^a   Mollo, Paul ^b   Gale, Jane L ^c   Rapp, Deborah A ^d  

^a SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^c Risk Management   (United States)

^d Patient Safety Center

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MULTIHOSPITAL SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL SYSTEMS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548808793     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1553-7250(07)33056-0     Document Type: Article

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