Journal of patient safety
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Journal of patient safety · Sep 2016
Root Cause Analysis of Ambulatory Adverse Drug Events That Present to the Emergency Department.
Adverse drug events (ADEs) among patients self-administering medications in home/community settings are a common cause of emergency department (ED) visits, but the causes of these ambulatory ADEs remain unclear. Root cause analysis, rarely applied in outpatient settings, may reveal the underlying factors that contribute to adverse events. ⋯ Patient and physician perspectives can inform a root cause analysis of ambulatory ADEs. Such methodology may be applied to understand the factors that contribute to ambulatory ADEs and serve as the formative work for future interventions improving home/community medication use.