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Assessing the impact of an electronic chemotherapy order verification checklist on pharmacist reported errors in oncology infusion centers of a health-system.

Wat SK (S), Wesolowski B, Cierniak K, et al. Assessing the impact of an electronic chemotherapy order verification checklist on pharmacist reported errors in oncology infusion centers of a health-system. J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2023;Epub Dec 27. doi:10.1177/10781552231223511.

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January 24, 2024
Wat SK (S), Wesolowski B, Cierniak K, et al. J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2023;Epub Dec 27.
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Medication errors involving chemotherapy can lead to serious patient harm. This retrospective study examined medication errors involving chemotherapies reported at one hospital oncology infusion center before and after implementation of an electronic chemotherapy order verification (ECOV) checklist. After ECOV implementation, reported medication errors increased, indicating that the checklist provided an additional opportunity for pharmacists to identify errors, including near misses.

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Wat SK (S), Wesolowski B, Cierniak K, et al. Assessing the impact of an electronic chemotherapy order verification checklist on pharmacist reported errors in oncology infusion centers of a health-system. J Oncol Pharm Pract. 2023;Epub Dec 27. doi:10.1177/10781552231223511.