Medication safety
AI and Cyberattacks Ranked as Significant Threats to Patient Safety
Among the top 10 patient safety concerns facing the healthcare industry in 2025, as ranked by ECRI and ISMP in a ...
MAY 19, 2025
ISMP Issues Medication Safety Tips to Heed For Specialty Pharmacy
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices took its safety message on the road at the NASP 2024 Annual Meeting ...
MAY 7, 2025
ISMP: Human Factors a Key to Medication Safety
The most common error reported to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Medication Errors Reporting Program ...
MARCH 8, 2025
ISMP: Attending to Human Factors Would Increase Medication Safety
The most common error reported to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Medication Errors Reporting Program ...
JANUARY 3, 2025
Enhancing Patient Safety Through Critical Drug Label Improvements
In the fast-paced environment of hospitals and healthcare facilities, the need for patient safety measures is ...
DECEMBER 13, 2024
Demystifying Deprescribing: Provider and Patient Buy-in Is Key
Sometimes a patient who takes multiple medications a day wants to reduce that load, but is unsure about which drug ...
DECEMBER 3, 2024
Safety Checklist Could Avert Side Effects in Arthritis Patients
A checklist developed by researchers in Europe and Australia may improve patient safety by preventing inappropriate ...
OCTOBER 25, 2024
AI Pinpoints High-Risk Polypharmacy Patients
Atlantic Health System, one of the largest nonprofit healthcare networks in New Jersey, is deploying a new ...
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Methotrexate a Case Study in Proactive Risk Assessment
It’s a situation that could happen anywhere, medication experts from the Institute for Safe Medication ...
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
National Consensus on Toxic Levels of Acetaminophen Is Long Overdue
A consensus statement published in JAMA Network Open creates a framework for treating acetaminophen poisoning that ...
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Elevating the Pharmacist’s Role in Medication Safety Initiatives
Despite the healthcare industry’s increased focus on advancing health equity and improving patient safety, ...
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Elevating the Pharmacist’s Role in Medication Safety Initiatives
Despite the healthcare industry’s increased focus on advancing health equity and improving patient safety, ...
SEPTEMBER 4, 2023