medication errors
With Progress, New Challenges Emerge in Medication Administration in the OR
Over the years, significant strides have been made in improving productivity, efficiency and safety by considering ...
JULY 1, 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
To Promote Patient Safety, Don’t Criminalize Medical Errors
Criminalizing unintended errors during anesthesia administration could drive up malpractice costs and cause ...
JANUARY 21, 2025
FDA Proposes More Patient-Friendly Medication Information
To counter the economic and physical cost of medication-associated errors, the FDA has proposed guidelines for new, ...
JULY 24, 2023
More Lessons Learned From RaDonda Vaught Case
Medication errors involving potentially fatal neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBAs) can occur, not only during ...
AUGUST 1, 2022
Medication Errors: 2021 in Review
For medication error–prevention efforts to be effective, they must be a priority.
MAY 3, 2022
Making Medication Labels Easy as Pi
Peri-op medication management by anesthesia providers includes the important but often tedious task of syringe ...
JULY 20, 2021
Top 10 List of Med Errors and Hazards
What are the top 10 medication and safety errors listed by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices?
APRIL 10, 2020
Anesthesiologists Found Underreporting Medication Errors
Medication errors are apparently significantly underreported by anesthesia providers, at least at certain ...
JUNE 5, 2017
The Benefits of Prefilled Syringes
Switching from vials to prefilled syringes can cut costs and improve patient safety, as recent studies and hospital ...
APRIL 12, 2017
The Joint Commission Launches Medication Compounding Certification
The certification addresses new medication compounding laws and regulations.
FEBRUARY 27, 2017
Prefilled Hydromorphone Syringes Expected to Reduce Medication Errors
Four ready-to-administer prefilled syringes of Dilaudid (hydromorphone hydrochloride) injection have been made ...
FEBRUARY 24, 2017