Benchmarking and medication error rates

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 2016 English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy, volume 73, pages 744-745 (issn: 1079-2082, eissn: 1535-2900,

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Authors: Adam, Bursua; Patricia L, Hartke; Connie M, Larson;

doi: 10.2146/ajhp150803

pmid: 27208056

Benchmarking and medication error rates

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Abstract

We commend Gorbach et al.[1][1] for promoting patient safety by encouraging the voluntary reporting of medication errors and highlighting risk factors for errors. However, we disagree with one of their conclusions, specifically that the medication error rates reported in their study will provide “

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Keywords

Benchmarking, Humans, Medication Errors

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