An internal quality improvement collaborative significantly reduces hospital-wide medication error related adverse drug events

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 165, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1222-1229.e1

  McClead, Richard E ^a,b   Catt, Charline ^a   Davis, J Terrance ^a   Morvay, Shelly ^a   Merandi, Jenna ^a   Lewe, Dorcas ^a   Stewart, Barbara ^a   Brilli, Richard J ^a,b  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; INSULIN; LAXATIVE; NARCOTIC AGENT; VACCINE;

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MONITORING; ERROR; FATIGUE; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; INSULIN INFUSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT HARM; PHARMACY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RELIABILITY; SAFETY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VOLUNTARY REPORTING; DRUG USE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT HARM; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84912529046     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: 10976833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.08.063     Document Type: Article

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