How often do parents administer medications to their children in hospital? A prospective direct observational study.

Parents and carers play a critical role in supporting their children while in hospital. Multiple qualitative studies have explored parental involvement in the care of hospitalised children. Administration of medication to young children can be difficult and cause anxiety and stress for children.

Exploring the Association Between Surgical Out-of-Pocket Costs and Healthcare Quality Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Objectives: Rising out-of-pocket (OOP) costs paid by healthcare consumers can inhibit access to necessary healthcare. Yet, it is unclear if higher OOP payments are associated with better care quality. This study aimed to identify the individual and socio-contextual predictors of OOP costs and to explore the association between OOP costs and quality of care outcomes for 4 surgical procedures.

Longitudinal study of the manifestations and mechanisms of technology-related prescribing errors in pediatrics.

Objectives: To examine changes in technology-related errors (TREs), their manifestations and underlying mechanisms at 3 time points after the implementation of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) in an electronic health record; and evaluate the clinical decision support (CDS) available to mitigate the TREs at 5-years post-CPOE.

Materials And Methods: Prescribing errors (n = 1315) of moderate, major, or serious potential harm identified through review of 35 322 orders at 3 time points (immediately, 1-year, and 4-years post-CPOE) were assessed to identify TREs at a tertiary pediatric hospital. TREs were coded using the Technology-Related Error Mechanism classification.

Improving health system responses when patients are harmed: a protocol for a multistage mixed-methods study.

Introduction: At least 10% of hospital admissions in high-income countries, including Australia, are associated with patient safety incidents, which contribute to patient harm ('adverse events'). When a patient is seriously harmed, an investigation or review is undertaken to reduce the risk of further incidents occurring. Despite 20 years of investigations into adverse events in healthcare, few evaluations provide evidence of their quality and effectiveness in reducing preventable harm.

Child Age and Risk of Medication Error: A Multisite Children's Hospital Study.

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine associations between patient age and medication errors among pediatric inpatients.

Study Design: Secondary analysis of data sets generated from 2 tertiary pediatric hospitals: (1) prescribing errors identified from chart reviews for patients on 9 general wards at hospital A during April 22 to July 10, 2016, June 20 to September 20, 2017, and June 20 to September 30, 2020; prescribing errors from 5 wards at hospital B in the same periods and (2) medication administration errors assessed by direct prospective observation of 5137 administrations on 9 wards at hospital A. Multilevel models examined the association between patient age and medication errors.