Mazur, Lukasz Maciej; Chen, Shi-Jie; Prescott, Barbara - In: Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management (JIEM) 1 (2008) 2, pp. 240-268
Medication errors occurring in hospitals are a growing national concern. These medication errors and their related costs (or wastes) are seen as major factors leading to increased patient safety risks and increased waste in the hospital setting. This article presents a study in which sixteen...