NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

The ECRI Institute has recommended five practices (pdf) to prevent medication errors. Click here to read the five practices in Becker’s ASC Review. At the Becker's 11th Annual Health IT + Digital ...

Medical errors are a sobering reality in healthcare systems around the world. Despite the best efforts of medical professionals, mistakes can and do happen. Understanding the impact of these errors on ...

This single-center randomized clinical trial was conducted at its outpatient hematology-oncology clinics from July 2020 to October 2022. All consecutive patients meeting study criteria were randomly ...

Accountability is first. Sometimes I marvel at how far we have not come on this issue. Even when we seem to understand the system-based causes of errors, it is still hard for many of us to let ...

New credential formally recognizes pharmacy technicians as essential leaders in medication error prevention and patient safety. HOUSTON, TX, UNITED STATES, January 21 ...