TY - JOUR
T1 - Prevention of medication errors
AU - Lehmann, Christoph U.
AU - Kim, George R.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank Dr. Marvin Cornblath for critical review of this manuscript. This work was supported by the Center for Innovation and Quality Patient Care at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - Medication error is the most frequent source of medical error that is associated with adverse events, and, in many cases, is preventable. Medication errors can occur at any step in the medication process. Medication error prevention and reduction begins with a systematic approach to their detection. An important approach to mitigating errors involves the reduction of variation in task performance using tested techniques and technologies from other industries. The most important component of error prevention and reduction is the proactive promotion of a safety culture by organizational leadership, with sustained education and support for users.
AB - Medication error is the most frequent source of medical error that is associated with adverse events, and, in many cases, is preventable. Medication errors can occur at any step in the medication process. Medication error prevention and reduction begins with a systematic approach to their detection. An important approach to mitigating errors involves the reduction of variation in task performance using tested techniques and technologies from other industries. The most important component of error prevention and reduction is the proactive promotion of a safety culture by organizational leadership, with sustained education and support for users.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.clp.2004.10.003
DO - 10.1016/j.clp.2004.10.003
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15777824
AN - SCOPUS:14944353494
SN - 0095-5108
VL - 32
SP - 107
EP - 123
JO - Clinics in Perinatology
JF - Clinics in Perinatology
IS - 1
ER -