Missed medication doses in hospitalised patients: A descriptive account of quality improvement measures and time series analysis

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 564-572

  Coleman, Jamie J ^a,c   Hodson, James ^b   Brooks, Hannah L ^b   Rosser, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical; Decision Support Systems; Electronic prescribing; Medical order entry systems; Medication errors; Medication therapy management

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CLINICAL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84885098475     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzt044     Document Type: Article

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