The ISMP guidelines are not designed to be adopted unchanged by hospitals to represent the hospital's medication administration policies. Instead, the ISMP believes that each hospital (through an ...

Taking medications as prescribed and understanding the right way to administer them can reduce the risks and help properly treat conditions or health issues so they don’t become more serious and ...

One of the most serious responsibilities that healthcare providers have is administering medications correctly. There are seven rights of medication administration and three checks to protect patients ...

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 ...

This study investigated the current status of nursing interruption events and analyzed the time costs, priority of events, and factors influencing interruptions. Objectives: To investigate the status ...

The authors leave open the possibility that current reporting systems are not catching the impact of all medication errors. A different study earlier this year found that medical errors, including ...

Swisslog Healthcare addresses staffing concerns and operational inefficiencies in medication management processes through packaging and dispensing technology. BROOMFIELD, Colo.--(BUSINESS ...

Some medications must be given by an intravenous (IV) injection or infusion. This means they’re sent directly into your vein using a needle or tube. With IV therapy, a thin plastic tube called an IV ...

Between the release of the first CMS guidance establishing the 30-minute rule and the revocation of that guidance, the ISMP was not idle. In fact, the organization has accomplished something we have ...