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A classification system to assist with the assessment of the consequences and scale (or magnitude) of EMM-related adverse events and incidents. The classification also rates the potential and actual harm associated with these events.

A classification system for problems associated with the use of health IT systems, developed by Magrabi and colleagues. it was developed by examining 'natural categories' of problems described in incidents from a range of health care settings in Australia, the USA and England. 

Guidance for hospitals on classifying electronic medication management (EMM)-related adverse events and incidents (The Guidance).

The Guidance supports the classification of EMM-related adverse events and incidents, and assists with assessing and classifying the scale and consequence of actual or potential harm.

A classification system for prescribing and medicine administration adverse events and incidents based on a system developed by Westbrook and colleagues and informed by a medication incident taxonomy developed in Victoria.

This guide aims to provide ED clinicians with essential information about the features and capability of My Health Record.

To outline the principles and process for recognising exemplar practice in health service organisations that have been assessed to the NSQHS Standards (second edition).

The purpose of this advisory is to clarify the implementation requirements for dental practices and services applying Action 3.17.1, which requires a health service organisation to have a traceability system to enable identification of patients on whom reusable medical devices are used.

The purpose of this advisory is to provide clarification of the core, developmental and non-applicable actions for dental practices and services implementing the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.

These guidelines are intended for those developing, assessing, procuring and implementing IT systems for medication management and electronic prescribing to:

• Understand how design contributes to patient safety
• Apply the recommendations during software development and iteration
• Evaluate systems during procurement

Electronic Medication Management Systems: A guide to safe implementation (3rd edition) has been produced by the Commission to assist hospitals and health service organisations to safely implement electronic medication management (EMM) systems.

The National guidelines for on-screen presentation of discharge summaries specify the sequence, layout and format of the core elements of hospital discharge summaries, as displayed in clinical information systems.