Medication Outcomes Center, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2011 Jun;89(6):779-81. doi: 10.1038/clpt.2010.356.
In its 2006 report "Preventing Medication Errors," the Institute of Medicine (IOM) estimated that more than 1.5 million preventable adverse drug events (ADEs) occur annually in the United States. Many organizations, including the IOM, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, the US Food and Drug Administration, and the Leap Frog Group for Patient Safety have advocated the implementation of technologies to reduce ADEs, particularly in the hospital setting. Many technologies have emerged in recent years to reduce ADEs at various points in the medication use process; however, interfacing some of these key technologies with existing hospital systems poses significant challenges.
在其 2006 年的报告《预防用药错误》中，美国医学研究所（IOM）估计，每年在美国有超过 150 万例可预防的药物不良事件（ADE）发生。许多组织，包括 IOM、安全用药实践研究所、美国食品和药物管理局以及患者安全飞跃组织，都主张实施技术以减少 ADE，特别是在医院环境中。近年来，许多技术已经涌现出来，可以在药物使用过程的各个环节减少 ADE；然而，将其中一些关键技术与现有的医院系统相连接存在重大挑战。
