Purpose: The impact of an interactive CD-ROM program on the rate of medication administration errors made by nurses was studied. Methods: This randomized, controlled, nonblinded study was conducted at ...

Focus Areas Include Wrong-Patient Errors, Barcode Verification, and Oral Methotrexate Dosing PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has ...

Here are the six latest stories on prescription drug safe practices compiled from Becker’s ASC Review and Becker’s Hospital Review. 1. Hospitals with a medication safety officer scored higher on the ...

Our emergency department (ED) is equipped with automated dispensing cabinets that store medications for use in the ED, including prescription medications (eg, a course of antibiotics). I know that ...

A female Pharmacist scanning pill box. Barcode technology can reduce medication errors by ensuring that the right drug is administered to the right patient at the right time, in the right dose, using ...

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has introduced its first set of targeted medication safety best practices for community and ambulatory pharmacies. The guidelines aim to address persistent ...

The following article is written by Pamela Dembski Hart, CHSP, BS, MT (ASCP), principal of Healthcare Accreditation Resources. The nation is witnessing an alarming growth of patient-to-patient ...