Improving medication safety practice at a community hospital: a focus on bar code medication administration scanning and pain reassessment
Introduction In the USA over 30% of medication errors occur at the point of administration. Among non-surgical patients in US hospitals exposed to opioids, 0.6% experience a severe opioid-related adverse event. In September 2018, Sierra View Medical Center identified two areas of opportunity for qua...
Main Authors: | David Burger, Jackie Ho |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2020-09-01
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Series: | BMJ Open Quality |
Online Access: | https://bmjopenquality.bmj.com/content/9/3/e000987.full |
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