Enhancing medication use safety: Benefits of learning from your peers

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 331-335

  Kazandjian, Vahé A ^a   Ogunbo, S ^b   Wicker, K G ^c   Vaida, A J ^d   Pipesh, F ^c  

^a Information Systems and Analysis   (United States)

^b Maryland Quality Indicator Project   (United States)

^c Center for Performance Sciences   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG LABELING; DRUG NOMENCLATURE; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG STORAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT INFORMATION; SCORING SYSTEM;

HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MARYLAND; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70350302652     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2008.027938     Document Type: Article

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