title: Medication errors--what is the best way to reduce their impact on patients' health?
abstract: The study, first released in 2005, looks at medication errors and how they can be reduced. The authors carried out a prospective hazard and improvement analysis, which involved a review of existing research, analysis of existing evidence by experts and calculation of the benefits and costs of three interventions that might reduce the number of medication incidents.
authors.affiliation: School of Population Health and Clinical Practice, University of Adelaide, Australia.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Karnon
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D055695:Electronic Prescribing; D006801:Humans; D050316:Medical Order Entry Systems / Q000191:economics; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce