High incidence of medication documentation errors in a Swiss university hospital due to the handwritten prescription process
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Medication errors have been reported to be a leading cause of death in hospitalized patients. In this study we focused on identifying and quantifying errors in the handwritten drug ordering and dispensing documentation processes whic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Health Services Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/11/199 |