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Administrative staff in healthcare organizations don’t have the hands-on experience that staff nurses possess. For example, bedside nurses might notice that two different IV medications are packaged ...

The research pharmacist confirmed 457 of the 2556 comparison doses to be in error, producing a true error rate of 17.9%. Direct observation detected 300 of these ...

New Orleans, La. Dec. 8, 2003--Data from the most recent report on medication errors compiled by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) supports several key patient safety goals outlined by the Joint ...

Purpose: The magnitude, frequency, and nature of nonharmful and harmful medication errors associated with patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) were studied. Methods: A retrospective analysis of Medmarx, ...

Medication errors appear to be common, often hidden and associated with adverse events among patients receiving outpatient care after an organ transplant, according to a report in the March issue of ...

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 ...

Parents of children with chronic conditions make many mistakes when giving lifesaving medicines, according to new research. Parents of children with chronic conditions make many mistakes when giving ...

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 ...