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AHRQ Patient Safety Network ► Nursing homes cited 1,000 times for medication errors.

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Pierrotti A. USA Today. August 18, 2014.
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Nursing homes cited 1,000 times for medication errors.

Pierrotti A. USA Today. August 18, 2014.

This video news segment highlights the persistent risks of adverse drug events in nursing homes, particularly overprescribing of antipsychotic drugs, and reveals how one state developed a program to reduce medication errors for older patients in residential facilities.

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