Background Accreditation is viewed as a reputable tool to evaluate and enhance the quality
of health care. However, its effect on performance and outcomes remains unclear. This …

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review empirical evidence on the prevalence and nature of
medication administration errors (MAEs) in health care settings. DATA SOURCES: Ten …

Background Interruptions have been implicated as a cause of clinical errors, yet, to our
knowledge, no empirical studies of this relationship exist. We tested the hypothesis that …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Accreditation is usually a voluntary program in which
trained external peer reviewers evaluate a healthcare organization's compliance and …

Medication error is an important cause of patient morbidity and mortality, yet it can be a
confusing and underappreciated concept. This article provides a review for practicing …

Background Serious medication errors are common in hospitals and often occur during
order transcription or administration of medication. To help prevent such errors, technology …

A medication error is a preventable event that may lead to inappropriate medication use or
patient harm. 2. We found 36 studies reported error rates in primary care, care homes and …

Problems associated with pharmacotherapy (in particular, medication errors and adverse
drug events) are frequent and are associated with increased costs for treatment. Analysis of …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to identify and analyze research into accreditation
and accreditation processes. Data sources A multi-method, systematic review of the …

Background Intravenous medication administrations have a high incidence of error but there
is limited evidence of associated factors or error severity. Objective To measure the …