AHRQ Patient Safety Network: Effects of skilled nursing facility structure and process factors on medication errors during nursing home admission.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network



Effects of skilled nursing facility structure and process factors on medication errors during nursing home admission.

Lane SJ, Troyer JL, Dienemann JA, Laditka SB, Blanchette CM. Health Care Manage Rev. 2014;39:340-351.

According to this study, dose omissions were the most common medication errors occurring duringtransitions to nursing home care. However, the wide range of errors detected suggests that multifaceted interventions would be needed to improve medication safety. A prior AHRQ WebM&M interview and its accompanying perspective discuss safety in nursing homes.

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