Category: Quality

Mix-ups between epidural analgesia and IV antibiotics in labor and delivery units continue to cause harm.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. October 4, 2018;23:1-4.

How to prevent the top 4 medication errors.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Sederstrom J. Drug Topics. September 17, 2018.

ASHP guidelines on preventing medication errors in hospitals.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Billstein-Leber M, Carrillo CJD, Cassano AT, Moline K, Robertson JJ. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2018;75:1493-1517.

Making doctors better.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Gerada C, Chatfield C, Rimmer A, Godlee F. BMJ. 2018;363:k4147.

Application of electronic trigger tools to identify targets for improving diagnostic safety.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Murphy DR, Meyer AN, Sittig DF, Meeks DW, Thomas EJ, Singh H. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Oct 5; [Epub ahead of print].

We want to know: patient comfort speaking up about breakdowns in care and patient experience.

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Fisher KA, Smith KM, Gallagher TH, Huang JC, Borton JC, Mazor KM. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018 Sep 29; [Epub ahead of print].

Colorado hospital installs NASA-inspired machine to aid in patients’ recoveries

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3 ways hospitals can promote safe injection practices

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Congo reports 24 Ebola deaths in 1 week

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Source of 127 polio-like illness is still a mystery, CDC says

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