Human factors methods to reduce medication error: using task analysis in a pediatric and adult pharmacy.
Medication error is an issue that no hospital is immune from, leading to 7,000 deaths and 1.3 million patient injuries each year. The purpose of this study was to decrease the risk and occurrence of medication errors by analyzing the hospital pharmacy. Task analyses were performed and it was found t...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 41; pp. 5665 - 5668 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2012 Supplement
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