Personalised performance feedback reduces narcotic prescription errors in a NICU

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 256-262

  Sullivan, Kevin M ^a   Suh, Sanghee ^b   Monk, Heather ^c   Chuo, John ^c,d  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA TECH CARILION SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL ERROR; MEDICATION ERROR; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRESCRIPTION ERROR;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLINICAL AUDIT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT TEAMS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; NARCOTICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84874699822     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2012-001089     Document Type: Article

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