Alan Heaton
Biographic Data
| ID | 5542422 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alan Heaton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alan |
| FAMILY NAME | Heaton |
| SIGNATURE | HEATON A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
An Evaluation of the Relationship Between the Implementation of a Newly Designed Prescription Drug Label at Target Pharmacies and Health Outcomes
BACKGROUND: Medication errors represent a major public health concern, and inadequate prescription drug labels have been identified as a root cause of errors. A new prescription medication labeling system was implemented by Target pharmacies in May 2005 and aimed to improve health outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether the new Target label influenced patient health services utilization. SUBJECTS: Derived from 2 large health plans. RESEARCH DES…
The Influence of the Structure and Culture of Medical Group Practices on Prescription Drug Errors
BACKGROUND: This project was designed to identify the magnitude of prescription drug errors in medical group practices and to explore the influence of the practice structure and culture on those error rates. Seventy-eight practices serving an upper Midwest managed care (Care Plus) plan during 2001 were included in the study. METHODS: Using Care Plus claims data, prescription drug error rates were calculated at the enrollee level and then were agg…
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The Influence of the Structure and Culture of Medical Group Practices on Prescription Drug Errors
BACKGROUND: This project was designed to identify the magnitude of prescription drug errors in medical group practices and to explore the influence of the practice structure and culture on those error rates. Seventy-eight practices serving an upper Midwest managed care (Care Plus) plan during 2001 were included in the study. METHODS: Using Care Plus claims data, prescription drug error rates were calculated at the enrollee level and then were agg…
An Evaluation of the Relationship Between the Implementation of a Newly Designed Prescription Drug Label at Target Pharmacies and Health Outcomes
BACKGROUND: Medication errors represent a major public health concern, and inadequate prescription drug labels have been identified as a root cause of errors. A new prescription medication labeling system was implemented by Target pharmacies in May 2005 and aimed to improve health outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether the new Target label influenced patient health services utilization. SUBJECTS: Derived from 2 large health plans. RESEARCH DES…
Family medicine (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Medical prescription (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (2 works) · Autonomy (1 works) · Electronic Health Records Systems (1 works) · Emergency department (1 works) · Emergency Medicine (1 works)