Article: MEDICATION ERRORS INJURE 1.5 MILLION PEOPLE, COST BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUALLY

Article: Consequences of Fatal Medication Errors for ...
MedSurg Nursing;  August 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... Approximately 1,000 medication errors yearly are estimated ... patients. For many health care professionals ... errors could help health care professionals ... with reporting medication errors and ultimately ... 1994). Many medication errors are not ...

Article: Health care community under pressure to reduce ...
Formulary;  February 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... Building a Safer Health Care System," estimates ... AIDS. Of that, medication errors involving drugs ... and cost the health care system more than ... ways to reduce medication errors. The National Coalition on Health Care and the Institute ...

Article: Medication errors: a 21st-century ...
Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... voluntary reporting of medication errors and the development ... Hospitals within Baylor Health Care System (BHCS) use common definitions of medication errors, based on the severity ... the control of the health care professional, patient ...

Article: Anthem Engages ePocrates to Provide Clinical and Formulary ...
PR Newswire;  August 18, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... brings new potential to increase patient safety by reducing medication errors, enhance formulary compliance efforts and reduce the administrative ... company that, through its subsidiary companies, provides health care benefits to more than 11.7 million people. Anthem is ...

Article: VOA NEWS: REPORT SHOWS MEDICATION ERRORS COMMON IN ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  August 7, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... medication mistake every day. Medication errors can jeopardize patient safety ... drug-related injuries and health care costs. These alarming figures ... the U.S. government and health care providers. Data submitted ... only six percent of U.S. health care institutions use ...

Article: Purdue Expert: Simple Solutions Can Reduce Medication ...
AScribe Medicine News Service;  July 14, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... or more of medication errors. It also ... equipment health-care providers ... could reduce medication errors, he says ... discussing medication errors, causes and ... trends in the health-care system available ...

Article: AmerisourceBergen Corp., the largest U.S. pharmaceutical services ...
Food & Drug Packaging;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Medical, a leading provider of bar code-enabled point-of-care software designed to reduce medication errors and cut costs in health care facilities. Kurt Hilzinger, recently promoted to president and chief operating officer at AmerisourceBergen ...