@article{SchermulyDraheimFlessaetal.2014, author = {Schermuly, Carsten C. and Draheim, Michael and Flessa, Steffen and Glasberg, Ronald and Stantchev, Vladimir and Tamm, Gerrit and Hartmann, Michael and Hessel, Franz}, title = {Management of Crises and Risks in German Hospitals: Factors Influencing Medication Errors}, series = {Value in Health}, volume = {17}, journal = {Value in Health}, number = {7}, pages = {A426}, year = {2014}, abstract = {In German hospitals there is a need for optimized crisis- and risk management. About one third of all hospital-acquired patient damages are due to medication errors. The aim of our interdisciplinary project "Risk Management in Hospitals" is to analyze the behavior of the various key players in the fields of medical care, human resources, supply and IT-systems in the context of various simulated risk scenarios as well as to develop adequate risk management tools. In this abstract, the first Results on medication errors are presented.}, language = {en} }