OUTCOMES IN PRACTICE Case Studies in Medication Safety Improvement
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چکیده
The problem of medication errors in health care has been well documented [1], and reducing medication errors has become an important goal in health care organizations. High-technology approaches, such as computerized physician order entry, have achieved impressive results in improving the medication process [2]. However, improvements to medication safety may also be achieved through the implementation of low-tech process changes that can be implemented fairly rapidly and inexpensively. This article reports on the work and the results of 6 hospital teams that achieved improvements in ordering, dispensing, and administering medication at their institutions using relatively low-technology interventions and rapid-cycle improvement techniques.
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