Medication-error alerts for warfarin orders detected by a bar-code-assisted medication administration system

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 434-441

  FitzHenry, Fern ^a   Doran, Johniene ^a   Lobo, Bob ^a   Sullivan, Thomas M ^a   Potts, Amy ^b   Feldott, Carly C ^a   Matheny, Michael E ^a   McCulloch, George ^a   Deppen, Stephen ^a   Doulis, John ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MONROE CARELL JR CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT VANDERBILT   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Codes; Drug administration systems; Errors, medication; Hospitals; Nurses; Quality assurance; Warfarin

Indexed keywords

WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BAR CODE ASSISTED MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM; EVALUATION; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FATIGUE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICATION ERROR; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 79956053306     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp090666     Document Type: Article

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