Preventable medication harm across health care settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Hodkinson, N Tyler, DM Ashcroft, RN Keers, K Khan… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background Mitigating or reducing the risk of medication harm is a global policy priority. But
evidence reflecting preventable medication harm in medical care and the factors that derive …

The economic burden of preventable adverse drug reactions: a systematic review of observational studies

D Formica, J Sultana, PM Cutroneo… - Expert opinion on …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are an important cause of morbidity
and mortality worldwide. They are associated with healthcare costs due to hospital …

Emergency hospitalizations for adverse drug events in older Americans

DS Budnitz, MC Lovegrove, N Shehab… - New England Journal …, 2011 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Adverse drug events are important preventable causes of hospitalization in
older adults. However, nationally representative data on adverse drug events that result in …

Drug-drug interactions among elderly patients hospitalized for drug toxicity

DN Juurlink, M Mamdani, A Kopp, A Laupacis… - Jama, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
Context Drug-drug interactions are a preventable cause of morbidity and mortality, yet their
consequences in the community are not well characterized. Objective To determine whether …

A cost-benefit analysis of electronic medical records in primary care

SJ Wang, B Middleton, LA Prosser, CG Bardon… - The American journal of …, 2003 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Electronic medical record systems improve the quality of patient care and
decrease medical errors, but their financial effects have not been as well documented. The …

Which drugs cause preventable admissions to hospital? A systematic review

RL Howard, AJ Avery, S Slavenburg… - British journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Previous systematic reviews have found that drug‐related morbidity accounts for 4.3%
of preventable hospital admissions. None, however, has identified the drugs most commonly …

Prevalence of adverse drug events in ambulatory care: a systematic review

SV Taché, A Sönnichsen… - Annals of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Most medications are prescribed, dispensed, and administered in ambulatory
care settings, yet little information exists on the adverse effects of drugs in this setting. This …

Systematic review of the incidence and characteristics of preventable adverse drug events in ambulatory care

LA Thomsen, AG Winterstein… - Annals of …, 2007 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: To estimate the incidence and describe characteristics of preventable adverse
drug events (pADEs) in ambulatory care. Data Sources: Studies were searched in PubMed …

[PDF][PDF] The decade of health information technology: delivering consumer-centric and information-rich health care

TG Thompson, DJ Brailer - Washington, DC: US Department of Health and …, 2004 - Citeseer
The Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have
recognized the importance of fostering the development and diffusion of technology to …

The medical office of the 21st century (MOXXI): effectiveness of computerized decision-making support in reducing inappropriate prescribing in primary care

R Tamblyn, A Huang, R Perreault, A Jacques, D Roy… - Cmaj, 2003 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Adverse drug-related events are common in the elderly, and inappropriate
prescribing is a preventable risk factor. Our objective was to determine whether …