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Medical error, MD-patient communication, and the role of apology

On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham on January 26, 2012
Category: Medication errors
Tags: medical error, medical malpractice, medication error, physician-patient exchange, system-wide procedural failures
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Ohio ERs, others nationally could benefit from new process studies

On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham on January 6, 2012
Category: Medication errors
Tags: hospital emergency rooms, medication errors, patient overcrowding, process engineering
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Report blasts for-profit nursing homes for low quality of care

On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham on December 9, 2011
Category: Medication errors
Tags: Medicare cuts, for-profit nursing homes, infections, medication errors, understaffed nursing
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Ohio research: children at increased risk of medication poisoning

On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham on September 16, 2011
Category: Medication errors
Tags: Ohio, medication error, medication poisonings
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Study: More Temp Workers in ERs Equals More Medication Errors

On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham on August 30, 2011
Category: Medication errors
Tags: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, emergency rooms, medication error, mistakes, temporary workers
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Govt.-Funded Study Finds Medication Errors Linked to E-Prescribing

On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham on August 24, 2011
Category: Medication errors
Tags: National Institutes of Health, alert system, duplicate orders, electronic prescribing, medication errors, same-medication mistakes
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WHO: U.S. Hospitals Need to Improve on Infection Controls

On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham on August 5, 2011
Category: Medication errors
Tags: WHO, hospital-associated infections, medication errors, patient deaths, surgical safety checklist
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Study: Antibiotics Overprescribed for At-Home Patients

On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham on June 28, 2011
Category: Medication errors
Tags: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, at-home care, fluoroquinolones, medication errors, mislabel, prescription drug
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Study: Pros and Cons of New Electronic Prescribing Systems

On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham on June 10, 2011
Category: Medication errors
Tags: Journal of General Internal Medicine, electronic medication prescribing system, medical record systems, medication errors, prescription mistakes
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Antipsychotic Drugs Prescribed Too Often in Nursing Homes

On behalf of Colley Shroyer Abraham on May 16, 2011
Category: Medication errors
Tags: FDA, antipsychotic drugs, dementia patients, medication errors, nursing home residents
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