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Reconciliation of health records following penicillin allergy testing of hospitalized patients

Authors: Rebecca Pratt, Anna Romanova, Joseph Greenbaum, Michael Cyr

Published in: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology | Special Issue 2/2014

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Medication errors are common and can lead to substantial morbidity. Similarly, inaccurate medication allergy lists can result in increased costs to the system, unnecessary allergy testing, prescription of inappropriate antibiotics, and allergic reactions. We hypothesized that most inpatients tested for penicillin allergy were not allergic and this information was not documented in the EMR or communicated to general practitioners. …

Title: Reconciliation of health records following penicillin allergy testing of hospitalized patients
Authors: Rebecca Pratt
Anna Romanova
Joseph Greenbaum
Michael Cyr
Publication date: 01-12-2014
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology / Issue Special Issue 2/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1710-1492
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1710-1492-10-S2-A39

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