AIMC Topic: Medication Errors

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Reducing drug prescription errors and adverse drug events by application of a probabilistic, machine-learning based clinical decision support system in an inpatient setting.

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
BACKGROUND: Drug prescription errors are made, worldwide, on a daily basis, resulting in a high burden of morbidity and mortality. Existing rule-based systems for prevention of such errors are unsuccessful and associated with substantial burden of fa...

A centralized automated-dispensing system in a French teaching hospital: return on investment and quality improvement.

International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the return on investment (ROI) and quality improvement after implementation of a centralized automated-dispensing system after 8 years of use.

Using drug knowledgebase information to distinguish between look-alike-sound-alike drugs.

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
OBJECTIVE: To extract drug indications from a commercial drug knowledgebase and determine to what extent drug indications can discriminate between look-alike-sound-alike (LASA) drugs.