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Preventable Medical Errors by the Numbers – Infographic by RxTOOLKIT®

March 20, 2015 by admin Leave a Comment

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Preventable Medication Errors by the Numbers – Infographic by RxTOOLKIT®

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References

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1. http://journals.lww.com/journalpatientsafety/Fulltext/2013/09000/A_New,_Evidence_based_Estimate_of_Patient_Harms.2.aspx
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23155743
3. http://www.pharmacytimes.com/publications/issue/2003/2003-09/2003-09-7372#sthash.I5QJECkL.dpuf
4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7791256 – L L Leape, D W Bates, D J Cullen, et al., “Systems Analysis of Adverse Drug Events”, Journal of the American Medical Association, 274 (1995), pp. 35–43
5. http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=9728 – 1999 IOM report, Institute of Medicine (1999), To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System,Washington, DC; National Academy Press
6. http://www.ajhp.org/content/54/8/904.short – E A Flynn, R E Pearson, and K N Barker, “Observational Study of Accuracy in Compounding IV Admixtures at Five Hospitals”, American Journal of Health-system Pharmacists, 54 (April 15, 1997), pp. 904–912.

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