Article: Regional Medication Safety Program Shows Success in Improving Quality of Care in Area Hospitals.

Article: Perioperative initiatives for medication ...
AORN Journal;  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... developed National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) to ... national movement on patient safety. The third NPSG ... the beginning of medication safety in the OR, but we ... gain in terms of patient safety associated with these ...

Article: Nurses See I.T. Boosting Patient Safety.(survey on ...
Health Data Management;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... surveyed believe medication safety has improved ... contributor to better patient safety. The nurses ... the National Patient Safety Foundation ... manager of medication safety at McKesson ... major tool of patient safety, Pinakiewicz ...

Article: Manic for medication safety: bar codes and drug ...
Health Management Technology;  February 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... have in place adequate safeguards that can prevent medication errors. Those who give more than lip service to issues of patient safety know that they not only have to invest in new technologies, but they also need to regularly review and update their policies ...

Article: Pharmacists Highlight Vital Role in Improving Patient ...
PR Newswire;  October 15, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... nurses, and physicians; and decreasing the number of medication errors that occur in the ED, resulting in enhanced patient safety and reduced hospital costs. Pharmacists in emergency departments: * Screen patient orders for allergies, drug interactions ...

Article: ECRI's Risk Management Experts Explore Medication ...
Professional Safety;  January 1, 2005 ;     434 words ...MEDICATION SAFETY The patient safety movement in ... QCAHO) new patient safety goal for medication safety and explores ... managers and patient safety officers with ... to jumpstart medication safety projects affecting ...

Article: Break down these barriers to medication safety.
HealthCare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement;  June 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... barriers to medication safety Take an in ... National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs ... part of "Patient Safety Days ... adherence to four medication safety-related ... National Patient Safety Goals. Jt ...

Article: Break down these barriers to medication safety: ...
HealthCare Benchmarks and Quality Improvement;  June 1, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... Commission's National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs ... Bauer. * As part of "Patient Safety Days," ED managers ... adherence to four medication safety-related Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals. It Comm J ...