TY - GEN
T1 - Development and testing of an observational method for detecting medication administration errors using information technology
AU - Westbrook, Johanna I.
AU - Woods, Amanda
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - One-third of medication errors that cause patient harm arise from medication administration errors (MAEs). Research regarding rates of MAEs is limited and has predominantly relied upon voluntary incident reports or observational studies. Traditionally, observational studies have used paper-based data collection. This is time intensive and creates distraction from actual observation, limits the amount of information recorded and requires transcription of data. Incorporating the use of handheld computers for data collection in MAE studies provides an opportunity to overcome some of these limitations. Our objective was to develop and test an observational method which incorporated the use of data collection software on a personal digital assistant (PDA, a handheld computer) for use in observational studies to monitor MAEs within hospitals.
AB - One-third of medication errors that cause patient harm arise from medication administration errors (MAEs). Research regarding rates of MAEs is limited and has predominantly relied upon voluntary incident reports or observational studies. Traditionally, observational studies have used paper-based data collection. This is time intensive and creates distraction from actual observation, limits the amount of information recorded and requires transcription of data. Incorporating the use of handheld computers for data collection in MAE studies provides an opportunity to overcome some of these limitations. Our objective was to develop and test an observational method which incorporated the use of data collection software on a personal digital assistant (PDA, a handheld computer) for use in observational studies to monitor MAEs within hospitals.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70349572287&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3233/978-1-60750-024-7-429
DO - 10.3233/978-1-60750-024-7-429
M3 - Conference proceeding contribution
C2 - 19592880
AN - SCOPUS:70349572287
VL - 146
T3 - Studies in health technology and informatics
SP - 429
EP - 433
BT - Connecting Health and Humans - Proceedings of NI2009
A2 - Saranto, Kaija
A2 - Brennan, Patricia Flatley
A2 - Park, Hyeoun-Ae
A2 - Tallberg, Marianne
A2 - Ensio, Anneli
PB - IOS Press
CY - Helsinki, Finland
T2 - 10th International Congress on Nursing Informatics: Connecting Health and Humans, NI2009
Y2 - 28 June 2009 through 1 July 2009
ER -