Error chains involving two to four medication errors in one or more stages of the medication management and use process were present in 26.1% (n = 111/426) of reports, most of which originated from prescribing (62.2%; n = 69/111). The medication errors (n = 560) were classified into ...
When reflecting on why he did not do this, he described how difficult it is for men to go to clinics: 'I got discharged and they advised me that I will start taking the treatment at my local clinic. So, they transferred me to my local clinic. If I can just be honest, men don't...
The use of digital health technologies can help overcome shortcomings at each stage of the medication management process [13]. Digital health technologies have the potential to reduce medication errors and adverse drug reactions (ADR), improve patient safety and thus contribute to higher quality and ...
HIV Two studies investigated an intervention’s effect on maternal viral load in women with HIV at different time points: near birth [49], and six weeks post-partum [52]. In an RCT conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo (n= 326), financial incentives to attend a clinic and acce...
In that case, there has been an exploration of the virtual observed therapy market of using an app on a smartphone to record when a patient takes their medication. Mimicking what is done with directly observed therapy for conditions like Tuberculosis or methadone clinics, the phone replaces the...
Older adult participants met all of the following eligibility criteria: (1) age ≥ 60 years, (2) Singapore citizen/permanent resident (PR), (3) taking prescription medications from public/private clinics, (4) no moderate/severe cognitive impairment (≥ 5 correct responses on the Abbreviated Ment...
supporting the rational use of medications: Technologies may perform a retrospective assessment of the number of doses dispensed over the dispensing period (i.e., medication possession ratio) [28], and used it to persuade older adults about making appropriate utilization and management of medication...
Usability evaluation of an integrated electronic medication management system implemented in an oncology setting using the unified theory of the acceptance and use of technology. BMC Med. Inform. Decis. Mak. 2021, 21, 4. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed] Shiferaw, K.B.; Mehari, E.A. ...
(n = 500, Sweden), it was revealed that there were no relevant changes in people’s use of self-management strategies in the prevention of acute illness. Even though the number of people who consulted a medical doctor was low, all consultations were with health care providers for the ...
electronic health record system;electronic medication management system;EPIC;APOTTI;medication error reporting;prescribing errors;medication safety;patient safety 1. Introduction Medication safety is one of the key areas of patient safety [1,2]. A medication error (ME) is any preventable event that ma...