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Dan Degnan

Health Professions · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Mid career · publishing since 2004
Patient Safety and Medication ErrorsHealthcare Technology and Patient MonitoringElectronic Health Records SystemsIntravenous Infusion Technology and SafetyPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes

Publications

22

Citations

86

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

23

Publishing since 2004

Research summary
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Dan Degnan's work focuses on medication safety in hospital settings, particularly around intravenous (IV) 'smart pump' infusion devices—computerized pumps that deliver drugs and fluids to patients with built-in safety alerts. Research topics include how these pumps interact with electronic health records, how alarms and interruptions affect nurses administering high-risk medications, and broader practices for preventing medication errors in pharmacies and hospitals.

IV smart pump safety and alarmsMedication error preventionElectronic health record interoperabilityHigh-alert medication administrationPharmacy practice and workplace safety culture

Publication output was concentrated between 2017 and 2020, followed by a multi-year gap and only sporadic single publications from 2023 onward, indicating a slowing pace over the last decade.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.6/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 6 publications182019: 7 publications7192020: 2 publications2021222023: 1 publication23242025: 1 publication252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Pharmacy Today×11
  • American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy×4
  • Journal of Patient Safety×2
  • Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy×1
  • Risk Analysis×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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