High-alert medication stratification tool-revised: an exploratory study of an objective, standardized medication safety tool. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

High-alert medication stratification tool-revised: an exploratory study of an objective, standardized medication safety tool. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published December 2017

High-alert medication stratification tool-revised: an exploratory study of an objective, standardized medication safety tool.

Washburn NC, Dossett HA, Fritschle AC, Degenkolb KE, Macik MR, Walroth TA. J Patient Saf. 2017 Dec 12; Epub ahead of print].

High-alert medications have particular risk for severe harm if not safely used. This study aimed to develop a standardized tool to identify high-alert medications. The authors report that the revised tool consistently distinguishes between high-risk and usual-risk medications.

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