Medical error reporting software program development and its impact on pediatric units' reporting medical errors

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ÜNAL A., SEREN İNTEPELER Ş.

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.36, no.2, pp.10-15, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 36 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.12669/pjms.36.2.732
  • Journal Name: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.10-15
  • Keywords: Culture of safety, Medical errors, Patient safety, Quality improvement, Reporting system
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to developing web-based, anonymous reporting system to increase reporting of medication errors, blood transfusion errors and patient falls in pediatric units and to compare the computerized system with the written system already in use at the institution.