Risk Management: Medication Errors

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This paper discusses risk management at hospitals and medication errors that occur. It shows what hospitals can do to correct the problem with computer based order entry and education.

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"This resource provided to the rounding physicians, fellows, residents, and interns provides on the spot educational resources during rounds and decreases the risk of medication errors by providing correct dosing, drug-drug interactions, appropriate medications for treatment of disease and possible patient outcomes on the chosen medications. These methods of correction have decreased the order writing errors at facilities throughout the nation. These actions have addressed the percentage of errors in the order writing, transcribing, and dispensing phases of the medication process."

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