Medication Errors in the Outpatient Setting: Classification and Root Cause Analysis
Friedman AL, Geoghegan SR, Sowers NM, Kulkarni S, Formica RN. Medication Errors in the Outpatient Setting: Classification and Root Cause Analysis. JAMA Surgery 2007, 142: 278-283. PMID: 17372053, DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.142.3.278.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedication errorsAdverse eventsMain outcome measure ProportionRecipients of liversEpisodes of rejectionSignificant adverse eventsAcute care facilitiesPrescription medication useHealth care teamOutpatient medication errorsAcademic medical centerHealth care systemEnough medicationPancreas allograftsTransplant populationMedication useOutpatient visitsPrescribed medicationsMedication listOutpatient clinicOutpatient settingPrescription errorsThirds of errorsCare teamMedical Center