Effect of number of open charts on intercepted wrong-patient medication orders in an emergency department

To reduce the risk of wrong-patient errors, safety experts recommend allowing only one patient chart to be open at a time. Due to the lack of empirical evidence, the number of allowable open charts is often based on anecdotal evidence or institutional preference, and hence varies across institutions...

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Published in:J Am Med Inform Assoc
Main Authors: Kannampallil, Thomas G, Manning, John D, Chestek, David W, Adelman, Jason, Salmasian, Hojjat, Lambert, Bruce L, Galanter, William L
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2017
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Brief Communication
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7646860/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29025090
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocx099
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