Checking it twice: an evaluation of checklists for detecting medication errors at the bedside using a chemotherapy model -- White et al. -- Quality and Safety in Health Care

Checking it twice: an evaluation of checklists for detecting medication errors at the bedside using a chemotherapy model.
White RE, Trbovich PL, Easty AC, Savage P, Trip K, Hyland S. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010 Aug 19; [Epub ahead of print].

This study describes the development and implementation of checklists to prevent chemotherapy errors. The authors raise the challenge of using checklists to balance safe completion of mechanistic tasks with those that require abstract clinical problem-solving.

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Checking it twice: an evaluation of checklists for detecting medication errors at the bedside using a chemotherapy model -- White et al. -- Quality and Safety in Health Care