AHRQ Patient Safety Network ► A systematic review of interventions designed to reduce medication errors shows some effective interventions, but no magic bullet

AHRQ Patient Safety Network

A systematic review of interventions designed to reduce medication errors shows some effective interventions, but no magic bullet.
Keers RN, Williams SD, Cooke J, Walsh T, Ashcroft DM. Drug Saf. 2014;37:317-322. 

Impact of interventions designed to reduce medication administration errors in hospitals: a systematic review.

Keers RN, Williams SD, Cooke J, Walsh T, Ashcroft DM. Drug Saf. 2014;37:317-332.

Medication administration errors are disturbingly common in the hospital setting. This systematic review identified several promising approaches for preventing these errors, including barcode medication administration systems and other technological interventions. However, the review also highlights the overall lack of high-quality, theory-driven research in this area.

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