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Frequently asked questions about Goal #1

Selection of Identifiers

UCLA Patient Identification Safety Tool
ISMP List of Error Prone Medications
Best Practices in Reducing Medication Errors
Identifying and Preventing Medication Errors
Safe Medication Administration Toolkit
Medication Error Reduction Case Studies
Case Study: Verifying Patient Identity Multiple Times Helps Ensure Patient Safety
Focus on Five: Identifying Patients Before Treatment or Surgery
Technology in Patient Safety: Using Identification Bands to Reduce Patient Identification Errors

Technological solutions for patient identification

Technology in Patient Safety: Using Identification Bands to Reduce Patient Identification Errors
NPSA Framework for Action: Right patient—right care
Applying the JCAHO “two-identifier” rule
NPSA (England) Safer Practice Notice on patient identification wrist bands
Barcoding to Enhance Patient Safety

Labeling Medications, Blood, & Solutions

Medication Safety Pathways: Looking collectively at Risk
Medication Safety Pathways: Assessing Bed-side Bar Coding Readiness
Medication Safety Pathways: Leading a strategic planning effort
Fifteen Best Practice Recommendations for Bar-Code Medication Administration in the Veterans Health Administration
Recognizing the Institutional Benefits of Bar-Code Pointof-Care Technology
Patient Misidentification in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
IHI Medication Safety Change Programs

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