Self-reported uptake of recommendations after dissemination of medication incident alerts

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1009-1018

  Cheung, Ka Chun ^a   Wensing, Michel ^a   Bouvy, Marcel L ^b   De Smet, Peter A G M ^a   Van Den Bemt, Patricia M L A ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; METHOTREXATE; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; DRUG COMBINATION;

ALARM MONITORING; ARTICLE; DILUTION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; SELF REPORT; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICATION ERROR; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; GLUCOSE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MEDICATION ERRORS; METHOTREXATE; NETHERLANDS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84871929289     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-000828     Document Type: Article

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