Journal of patient safety
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Journal of patient safety · Jun 2015
Multicenter StudyThe effectiveness of a multicenter quality improvement collaborative in reducing inpatient mortality.
This study examines the evidence that a particular quality improvement collaborative that focused on Quality, Efficiency, Safety and Transparency (QUEST) was able to improve hospital performance. ⋯ The study concludes with a discussion of those methods that were plausible reasons for the successes.
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Journal of patient safety · Jun 2015
Frequency of prescribing errors by medical residents in various training programs.
Medication errors are hazardous and costly. Children are at increased risk for medication errors because of weight-based dosing, limited FDA indications, and human calculation errors. The aim of this study is to determine the frequency and type of resident prescribing errors in a pediatric clinic and further compare error rates of residents in different training programs. ⋯ Numerous types of medication errors occur in a pediatric clinic. Prescribing errors take place among all medical trainees; however, medication error rates in the pediatric population may vary among resident specialty. Identifying the cause of prescribing errors will allow institutions to create educational programs tailored for safe medication use in children as well as systemwide changes for error reduction.