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We don’t build each issue of HMI WORLD around a common theme, but sometimes those themes emerge on their own. The theme that jumps out in the November-December 2007 issue is outputs.
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For the HMI WORLD FORUM "Medication reconciliation helps prevent drug errors"
Bates DW, Cullen DJ, Laird N, Petersen LA, Small SD, Servi D, Laffel G, Sweitzer BJ, Shea BF, Hallisey R, et al. Incidence of adverse drug events and potential adverse drug events. Implications for prevention. ADE Prevention Study Group. JAMA. 1995;274(1):29-34.
Cornish PL, Knowles SR, Marchesano R, Tam V, Shadowitz S, Juurlink DN, Etchells EE. Unintended medication discrepancies at the time of hospital admission. Arch Intern Med. 2005;165(4):424-9.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement: 100,000 Lives Campaign How-to Guide: Prevent Adverse Drug Events: Medication Reconciliation
Institute of Medicine: Brief report: Preventing Medication Errors
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations: Sentinel event alert. Issue 35
Rozich JD, Howard RJ, Justeson JM, Macken PD, Lindsay ME, Resar RK. Standardization as a mechanism to improve safety in health care. Jt Comm J Qual Saf. 2004;30(1):5-14.
Vira T, Colquhoun M, Etchells E. Reconcilable differences: correcting medication errors at hospital admission and discharge. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006;15(2):122-6.
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Medication reconciliation helps prevent drug errors
National Public Radio program “All Things Considered” features HMI and partner Wockhardt Hospitals Limited in its series on the emerging market of health care services around the world
