On the integration and standardization of medication error data: taxonomies, terminologies, causes and contributing factors

Objective: A reliable database on the causes and contributing factors of medication errors can inform strategies for their prevention. To form a single database from multiple databases requires a process of integration that both maximizes the utility of the new data and minimizes the loss of informa...

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Main Authors:	Taib, Ibrahim Adham, McIntosh, Andrew Stuart
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE Publications 2010
Subjects:	R Medicine (General)
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spelling	iium-192862012-02-15T09:06:57Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/19286/ On the integration and standardization of medication error data: taxonomies, terminologies, causes and contributing factors Taib, Ibrahim Adham McIntosh, Andrew Stuart R Medicine (General) Objective: A reliable database on the causes and contributing factors of medication errors can inform strategies for their prevention. To form a single database from multiple databases requires a process of integration that both maximizes the utility of the new data and minimizes the loss of information. Unfortunately, the terminologies used by different studies and databases may limit integration; therefore, terminologies must be standardized prior to integration. Methods: The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) Taxonomy of Medication Errors was applied to standardize the different terminologies in 11 studies that reported the causes or contributing factors of medication errors. Results: After standardization, 57% of the reported causes and contributing factors were integrated to form a database while 43% were not integrated because the terminologies could not be standardized or were not similar to the taxonomy. Conclusions: This study highlights the challenges to standardizing and integrating databases and the importance of adopting and applying a standardized terminology to record medical errors. SAGE Publications 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/19286/1/TADS_article.pdf Taib, Ibrahim Adham and McIntosh, Andrew Stuart (2010) On the integration and standardization of medication error data: taxonomies, terminologies, causes and contributing factors. Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety, 1 (2). pp. 53-63. ISSN 2042-0986 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2042098610389850 doi:10.1177/2042098610389850
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) Taib, Ibrahim Adham McIntosh, Andrew Stuart On the integration and standardization of medication error data: taxonomies, terminologies, causes and contributing factors
description	Objective: A reliable database on the causes and contributing factors of medication errors can inform strategies for their prevention. To form a single database from multiple databases requires a process of integration that both maximizes the utility of the new data and minimizes the loss of information. Unfortunately, the terminologies used by different studies and databases may limit integration; therefore, terminologies must be standardized prior to integration. Methods: The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) Taxonomy of Medication Errors was applied to standardize the different terminologies in 11 studies that reported the causes or contributing factors of medication errors. Results: After standardization, 57% of the reported causes and contributing factors were integrated to form a database while 43% were not integrated because the terminologies could not be standardized or were not similar to the taxonomy. Conclusions: This study highlights the challenges to standardizing and integrating databases and the importance of adopting and applying a standardized terminology to record medical errors.
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author	Taib, Ibrahim Adham McIntosh, Andrew Stuart
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title	On the integration and standardization of medication error data: taxonomies, terminologies, causes and contributing factors
title_short	On the integration and standardization of medication error data: taxonomies, terminologies, causes and contributing factors
title_full	On the integration and standardization of medication error data: taxonomies, terminologies, causes and contributing factors
title_fullStr	On the integration and standardization of medication error data: taxonomies, terminologies, causes and contributing factors
title_full_unstemmed	On the integration and standardization of medication error data: taxonomies, terminologies, causes and contributing factors
title_sort	on the integration and standardization of medication error data: taxonomies, terminologies, causes and contributing factors
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On the integration and standardization of medication error data: taxonomies, terminologies, causes and contributing factors

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