November 8, 2018 | By: Eunice Halverson, MA, CPPS
ISMP Update on Top Medication Safety Issues from 2018
Medication mistakes are one of the most common errors reported to the Center’s PSO. ISMP is offering a free webinar on November 15 at noon Central Time to discuss the top medication safety issues as well as strategies to minimize risk. They will also discuss how drug shortages contribute to errors and strategies to mitigate risk. Register here and please share with others at your organization.
The Center for Patient Safety wants to share this important harm-prevention advice from The Joint Commission and its Sentinel Event Alert: Managing the Risks of Direct Oral Anticoagulants. The Joint Commis
Issue: A number of events reported co CPS’ Patient Safety Organization (PSO) demonstrate poor handoff communication about the patients’ infectious disease status Examples include: Patient with
ISSUE:A number of events reported to CPS’ Patient Safety Organization (PSO) demonstrate poor handoff communication about the patients’ infectious disease status.Examples include:~Patient with s
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