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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 ...

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 ...

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 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' ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rachel Bryan receives doctoral funding from Swansea University. She has previously received fundings from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. In one English language case of a lookalike name ...