Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Katherine Anne Moronski was excited about the next phase of her life. After seven years at a therapeutic boarding school in ...

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 ...

Certain certified nursing aides who undertake expanded training and oversight may administer certain medications in Washington state — and they appear to be making a difference, researchers said.

Medication Errors are an adverse event that occurs too often in ambulatory surgery centers, says W. Jan Allison, RN, CHSP, director of accreditation and survey readiness, clinical services department, ...

Electronic medical records (EMRs) can play an important role in the reduction of medication errors, but they should not be considered the be-all, end-all solution. Healthcare organizations, in fact, ...

Each year, medication errors are responsible for 7,000 patient deaths and cost the healthcare system $2 billion. Even more shocking, perhaps, is the knowledge that nearly 50% of potential medication ...

1.5 million people are affected by medication errors each year, posing a significant risk to patients’ safety and increasing healthcare costs. While providers do everything in their power to prevent ...

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 ...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA — The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has been appointed to manage the California Medication Errors Reporting Program, marking ...

Incidence of medication problems and their harm potential following hospital discharge among pediatric patients with epilepsy were not significantly different for individuals who received discharge ...

Electronic medical records (EMRs) can play an important role in the reduction of medication errors, but they should not be considered the be-all, end-all solution. Healthcare organizations, in fact, ...