Medication errors (MEs) are a significant source of preventable harm in patient care. Voluntary incident reporting and ME reporting systems are essential for managing medication safety. Analyzing aggregated ME reports instead of individual reports can reveal organizational risks. Organizational culture influences reporting activity and the effectiveness of safety improvements depends on their system-focus. This study uses aggregated ME reports to investigate the ME management process and reporting culture in medication safety. It aims to create a hierarchy for ME improvement actions and analyze their strength and management flow in aggregated reports.
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