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 ...

The types, causes, contributing factors, and patient demographics of fatal medication errors were reviewed. Case reports of medication errors from hospitals, ambulatory care settings, and patients' ...

Medication errors and adverse drug events (ADEs) are difficult to measure because of their great variability. No method in isolation can study every aspect of the ...

A study has revealed an estimated 237 million medication errors occur in the NHS in England every year, and avoidable adverse drug reactions (ADRs) cause hundreds of deaths. Researchers from the ...

Despite evidence showing that the causes of medication errors can be traced back to multiple factors in the healthcare setting, healthcare professionals still often feel the blame on them. In a new ...

The nurse mistakenly administered 120 milligrams of morphine to the wrong patient. This month, we look at a recent case out of Nevada where the court was asked to ...

Although medication safety in hospitals has improved in the past decade, substantial issues persist. This presentation by representatives of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) reviewed ...

Rockville, Md., Nov. 18, 2003--The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) today released its fourth annual national report summarizing the most recent data collected by ...

Only 30 percent of 1,859 measured hospitals fully meet the Leapfrog Group patient safety standard for use of bar code medication administration technology, but a significant 74 percent fully meet the ...

Every eight minutes, a child experiences a medication error at home. These mistakes can be life-threatening. Errors can include administering the wrong medication ...

Researchers have developed a system that uses wireless radio signals and artificial intelligence to detect errors in patients' use of inhalers and insulin pens. The technology could reduce unnecessary ...

Amid rising diagnoses, a growing number of kids are getting prescriptions for ADHD medications — but the administered doses aren’t always accurate. Medication ...