Survey of hospital systems and common serious medication errors

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices and the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, undertook a hospital survey of medical-surgical hospitals to determine systems-oriented factors that allow the highest level of medication safety. The study incorporated a peer-reviewed and pr...

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Published inJournal of healthcare risk management Vol. 18; no. 1; p. 16
Main Authors Cohen, M R, Proulx, S M, Crawford, S Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 1998
Subjects
Chicago
Data Collection
Health Care Surveys
Humans
Medication Errors - statistics & numerical data
Medication Systems, Hospital - organization & administration
Medication Systems, Hospital - standards
Patient Education as Topic
Pharmacy Service, Hospital - organization & administration
Pharmacy Service, Hospital - standards
Quality of Health Care
Risk Management - organization & administration
Staff Development
United States
Chicago
United States
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Summary:The Institute for Safe Medication Practices and the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Pharmacy, undertook a hospital survey of medical-surgical hospitals to determine systems-oriented factors that allow the highest level of medication safety. The study incorporated a peer-reviewed and pretested questionnaire, which focused on critical information necessary to yield quality data for comparison. Through analysis, it was shown that over one third of all medication errors reported in the survey involve just six categories--allergies, insulin, heparin, opiates, PCA devices, and potassium concentrates.
ISSN:1074-4797
DOI:10.1002/jhrm.5600180104