“Our goal was to improve patient safety by reducing the risk of medication errors in the restocking process,” says Edith Rolko, Director of Pharmacy and Infection Prevention and Control at NYGH. “The ...

ISMP Consulting Services for Healthcare Providers Medication errors pose a significant risk in the healthcare industr ...

N.J., has received a grant to transition from a paper-based system to an electronic health record (EHR) system. The grant, awarded through the athenaGives Free Clinic Partnership Program, will provide ...

NYC Hospitals + Health is rolling out a multimillion dollar upgrade to its medication management systems, aimed at improving efficiency and patient safety access across the network.

This past summer Mackenzie Health launched a new electronic medical record (EMR) that transforms the way care is delivered in this community. Implemented in collaboration with Epic, the software is ...

Objective: To systematically review empirical evidence on the prevalence and nature of medication administration errors (MAEs) in health care settings. Data Sources: Ten electronic databases ...

Medical errors cause immense suffering for patients and their families. Though many of these mistakes are preventable, they ...

There is a need for specific monitoring of medication errors as these are risks that are usually preventable. Looking at the public health impact ... errors sit under the system organ class ...

Memorial Hospital and Manor’s access to its Electronic Health Record system was disrupted following a ransomware attack. Memorial Hospital and Manor in Bainbridge, Georgia, can no longer access its ...