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The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is an American 501(c)(3) organization focusing on the prevention of medication errors and promoting safe medication practices. [1] It is affiliated with ECRI .
The FDA determines as part of the drug approvals process that a REMS is necessary, and the drug company develops and maintains the individual program. [2] REMS applies only to specific prescription drugs, but can apply to brand name or generic drugs. REMS for generic drugs may be created in collaboration with the manufacture of the brand name ...
It was designed for medication safety officers with the goal to provide an open forum for information sharing and collaboration. ASMSO was acquired by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) in 2013 and was renamed the Medication Safety Officers Society (MSOS). Membership in MSOS is currently free to all interested parties who register.
State regulators faulted two hospitals in Southern California for medication errors that put patients at risk, including one who suffered a brain bleed after receiving repeated doses of blood thinner.
Dr. David Friedman’s time at Cook Children’s in Fort Worth helped me develop the idea to label IV lines.
However, scientific patient safety research by Annegret Hannawa, and others, has shown that ineffective communication can lead to patient harm. [29] [30] [31] Communication regarding patient safety can be classified into two categories: the prevention of adverse events and the response to adverse events. Effective communication can help in the ...
Bar code medication administration (BCMA) is a barcode system designed by Glenna Sue Kinnick to prevent medication errors in healthcare settings and to improve the quality and safety of medication administration. The overall goals of BCMA are to improve accuracy, prevent errors, and generate online records of medication administration.
Variations in healthcare provider training & experience [45] [52] and failure to acknowledge the prevalence and seriousness of medical errors also increase the risk. [53] [54] The so-called July effect occurs when new residents arrive at teaching hospitals, causing an increase in medication errors according to a study of data from 1979 to 2006.