Application of system-level root cause analysis for drug quality and safety problems: A case study

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-59

  Sauer, Brian C ^a   Hepler, Charles D ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug events; Common cause analysis; Computer indicators; Medication management; Root cause analysis

Indexed keywords

DRUG;

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG MONITORING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; METHODOLOGY; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING; DRUG MONITORING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FLORIDA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84872391706     PISSN: 15517411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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