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BACKGROUND:Medication errors are a common source of adverse healthcare incidents particularly in the emergency department(ED) that has a number of factors that make it prone to medication errors.This project aims to reduce medication errors and improve the health and economic outcomes of clinical care in Hong Kong ED.METHODS:In 2009,a task group was formed to identify problems that potentially endanger medication safety and developed strategies to eliminate these problems.RESULTS:Responsible officers were assigned to look after seven error-prone areas.Strategies were proposed,discussed,endorsed and promulgated to eliminate the problems identified.A reduction of medication incidents(Ml) from 16 to 6 was achieved before and after the improvement work.CONCLUSION:This project successfully established a concrete organizational structure to safeguard error-prone areas of medication safety in a sustainable manner.
BACKGROUND: Medication errors are a common source of adverse healthcare incidents particularly in the emergency department (ED) that has a number of factors that make it prone to to provide medicines and medicines. care in Hong Kong ED.METHODS: In 2009, a task group was formed to identify problems that potentially endanger medical safety and developed strategies to eliminate these problems.RESULTS: Responsible officers were assigned to look after seven error-prone areas .Strategies were proposed , discussed, endorsed and promulgated to eliminate the problems identified. A reduction of pharmaceutical incidents (Ml) from 16 to 6 was achieved before and after the improvement work.CONCLUSION: This project successfully established a concrete organizational structure to safeguard error-prone areas of Safety in a sustainable manner.