Medication Dispensing Errors and Potential Adverse Drug Events before and after Implementing Bar Code Technology in the Pharmacy
2006
Annals of Internal Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 145
Pages 426-434
Author(s): Poon, E. G., Cina, J. L., Churchill, W., Patel, N., Featherstone, E., Rothschild, J. M., Keohane, C. A., Whittemore, A. D., Bates, D. W., Gandhi, T. K.
Medication errors are errors that occur while ordering, transcribing, dispensing, administering, or monitoring medications. Medication dispensing errors refer to discrepancies between a prescription and the medication dispensed by a pharmacist.
Added November 2014
Prediction of slips: an evaluation of utilized coefficient of friction and available slip resistance
2006
Ergonomics
Journal Article
Issue 10
Volume 49
Pages 982-995
Author(s): Burnfield, J. M., Powers, C. M.
Added September 2014
Considering the impact of medicine label design characteristics on patient safety
2006
Ergonomics
Journal Article
Issue 5-6
Volume 49
Pages 617-30
Author(s): Hellier, E. , Edworthy, J. , Derbyshire, N. , Costello, A.
The premise of this study is that there is sufficient evidence-based research in areas such as food labeling, chemical labeling, and general warnings that provides systematic evidence on the effects of medication label design characteristics such as font size, color, use of specific language and signal words/warnings on performance behavioral variables such as safety, compliance, understandability, and discriminability.
Added April 2014
Role of the Physical and Social Environment in Promoting Health, Safety, and Effectiveness in the Healthcare Workplace
2006
The Center for Health Design
Report
Author(s): Joseph, A.
Added October 2012
Committed to safety: Ten case studies on reducing harm to patients
Author(s): McCarthy, D., Blumenthal, D.
Added October 2012
Operational Failures and Interruptions in Hospital Nursing
2006
Health Services Research
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 41
Pages 643-662
Author(s): Tucker, A.L., Spear, S.J.
Added October 2012
ED located next to ICU to bolster patient safety: staff from both departments can lend a hand
2006
ED Management
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 18
Pages 67-69
Author(s): Thompson
Added October 2012
To Reduce Errors, Hospitals Prescribe Innovative Designs
2006
Pebble Project-Published Articles
Journal Article
Issue May 2006
Volume Wall Street Journal
Pages 6
Author(s): Naik, G.
Added October 2012
New Standards for Hospitals Call For Patients to Get Private Rooms
2006
Pebble Project-Published Articles
Newspaper Article
Issue March
Volume Wall Street Journal
Pages 5
Author(s): Landro, L.
Added October 2012
The Role of the Physical Environment in Promoting Health, Safety, and Effectiveness in the Healthcare Workplace
2006
The Center for Health Design
Journal Article
Issue #3
Volume 2006 November
Author(s): Joseph, A.
Added October 2012
Strategies to reduce medication errors with reference to older adults
2006
International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 4
Pages 2-41
Author(s): Hodgkinson, B., Koch, S., Nay, R., Nichols, K.
Added October 2012
