Each year, millions of patients are affected by medication errors, resulting in tens of billions of dollars in unnecessary healthcare costs. 1 To better manage common dispensing errors, many ...

The Pharmacy Automation Systems Market demonstrates strong growth potential, reflecting increasing investments in healthcare infrastructure and automation technologies. Valued at USD 5.3 billion in ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: My friend’s father recently died from a medication error. One of his prescriptions was filled incorrectly and caused a fatal reaction. I take ...

(ARA) - Consider the following scenarios: A hospital nurse grabs the wrong vial of medication to administer to a patient — a potentially life threatening mistake — because the packaging closely ...

RFID (Radio Frequency Identification technology) is becoming essential for managing the overall healthcare and medicine for the healthcare organizations. It has the potential to save the organization ...

• Keep a list of the prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs and any vitamins and minerals that you take. • Review this list with your family doctor for possible interactions. • Know where to find ...

The World Health Organization launched the Global Patient Safety Challenge on Medication Safety — an international effort aimed at reducing harmful medication errors around the globe by 50 percent in ...

A new care transition model developed by the University of Tennessee Health and Sciences Center in partnership with Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis helped reduce 30-day readmissions by 44 ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Medical errors are a leading cause of death every year. Whether a prescription is not taken at the right time or the right dose, it’s mostly a communication problem ...

Blue Chip Surgical Partners Vice President of Operations Regina E. Dolsen, RN, BSN, MA, outlines eight steps ambulatory surgery centers can take to reduce the likelihood of errors with ...

(Philadelphia, PA) – The University of Pennsylvania Medical Center has assembled a multidisciplinary team of physicians and researchers to form the Center of Excellence for Patient Safety Research and ...