In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began implementation of its Bar Code Point of Care technology to positively impact medication ...

A total of 5366 medication error reports were identified during the time period. Of these, 3660 (68.2%) were classified, from a regulatory perspective (21 CFR 314.80 ...

One of the basic assumptions about health care is that patients take medications to aid care. However, there may be times when medication does not aid care, but rather, jeopardizes patient safety.

The inpatient pharmacy component of the medication-use process is complex and error prone. Its functioning relies on interactions among providers, patients ...

Unfortunately, nursing home abuse occurs more frequently than you might think, even in the Puget Sound region. While many forms of abuse leave physical marks (like a scratch or bruise), some forms of ...

On April 17, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices added more recommendations to its list of medical abbreviations that should never be used. The organization’s List of Error-Prone Abbreviations ...

True or false? A trip to the doctor’s is guaranteed to make you feel better. The answer is false, unfortunately, as all-too-common issues like medical errors can send patients home feeling worse than ...

Despite numerous advances in anesthesia safety over the years, former Tennessee nurse RaDonda Vaught's deadly medication error could have been prevented with a few ...

If the correct medication, given in the correct dosage, nonetheless is a time-released product, for example, it may cause harm to a patient with difficulty swallowing if a thoughtful nurse crushed and ...