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Economic impact of medication error: a systematic review

Overview of attention for article published in Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety, March 2017
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Title
Economic impact of medication error: a systematic review
Published in
Pharmacoepidemiology & Drug Safety, March 2017
DOI 10.1002/pds.4188
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Elaine K. Walsh, Christina Raae Hansen, Laura J. Sahm, Patricia M. Kearney, Edel Doherty, Colin P. Bradley

Abstract

Medication error is a significant source of morbidity and mortality among patients. Clinical and cost-effectiveness evidence are required for the implementation of quality of care interventions. Reduction of error-related cost is a key potential benefit of interventions addressing medication error. The aim of this review was to describe and quantify the economic burden associated with medication error. PubMed, Cochrane, Embase, CINAHL, EconLit, ABI/INFORM, Business Source Complete were searched. Studies published 2004-2016 assessing the economic impact of medication error were included. Cost values were expressed in Euro 2015. A narrative synthesis was performed. A total of 4572 articles were identified from database searching, and 16 were included in the review. One study met all applicable quality criteria. Fifteen studies expressed economic impact in monetary terms. Mean cost per error per study ranged from €2.58 to €111 727.08. Healthcare costs were used to measure economic impact in 15 of the included studies with one study measuring litigation costs. Four studies included costs incurred in primary care with the remaining 12 measuring hospital costs. Five studies looked at general medication error in a general population with 11 studies reporting the economic impact of an individual type of medication error or error within a specific patient population. Considerable variability existed between studies in terms of financial cost, patients, settings and errors included. Many were of poor quality. Assessment of economic impact was conducted predominantly in the hospital setting with little assessment of primary care impact. Limited parameters were used to establish economic impact. Copyright © 2017 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Unknown 259 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 40 15%
Researcher 22 8%
Student > Bachelor 22 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 7%
Student > Doctoral Student 19 7%
Other 47 18%
Unknown 90 35%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 44 17%
Medicine and Dentistry 37 14%
Nursing and Health Professions 31 12%
Social Sciences 9 3%
Computer Science 7 3%
Other 32 12%
Unknown 99 38%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 December 2023.
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