Field test results of a new ambulatory care medication error and adverse drug event reporting system-MEADERS

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 517-525

  Hickner, John ^a   Zafar, Atif ^b,c   Kuo, Grace M ^d   Fagnan, Lyle J ^e   Forjuoh, Samuel N ^f   Knox, Lyndee M ^g   Lynch, John T ^h   Stevens, Brian Kelly ^b,i   Pace, Wilson D ^j   Hamlin, Benjamin N ^k   Scherer, Hilary ^l   Hudson, Brenda L ^b   Oppenheimer, Caitlin Carroll ^l   Tierney, William M ^b,c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g LANet A Project of Community Partners   (United States)

^h Connecticut Center for Primary Care ^*  (United States)

ⁱ ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^k NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR QUALITY ASSURANCE   (United States)

^l University of Chicago   (United States)

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Author keywords

Adverse drug event; Adverse drug reaction reporting systems; Event reporting; Medication error; Online systems; Practice based research; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; ONLINE SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; AMBULATORY CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PILOT PROJECTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78449273007     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1169     Document Type: Article

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