Prevalence, contributing factors, and interventions to reduce medication errors in outpatient and ambulatory settings: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medication errors are common events that compromise patient safety. Outpatient and ambulatory settings enhance access to healthcare which has been linked to favorable outcomes. While medication errors have been extensively researched in inpatient settings, there is dearth of literature from outpatient settings.

Aim

To synthesize the peer-reviewed literature on the prevalence, nature, contributory factors, and interventions to minimize medication errors in outpatient and ambulatory settings.

Method

A systematic review was conducted using Medline, Embase, CINAHL, and Google Scholar which were searched from 2011 to November 2021. Quality assessment was conducted using the quality assessment checklist for prevalence studies tool. Data related to contributory fa

SUBMITTER: Naseralallah L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10682158 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature