Machine learning aided medication reconciliation process: improving patient safety
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Improving patient safety by improving medication communication.
Any time that information about a patient's medication is communicated, there is a potential for error that occurs because of misinterpretation of abbreviations, acronyms, and dose designations. In the following discussion, corrective approaches for reducing the use of error-prone terms will be reviewed. Terms on the "Do Not Use" list are identified and the rationale for using "Tall Man" letter...
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aHRB Centre for Primary Care Research, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, bSchool of Pharmacy, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland and cSchool of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland. *Correspondence to Patrick Redmond, Department of General Practice, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Beaux Lane House, Mercer Street, Dublin 2; E-mail: predm...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Public Health
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1101-1262,1464-360X
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/cky218.017