The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has published a free, downloadable two-page list of error-prone abbreviations, symbols and dose designations. The problematic abbreviations, symbols and ...

On October 8, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1286 (AB 1286), a sweeping pharmacy measure with several components aimed at promoting patient safety. Chief among AB 1286’s mandates is ...

The advisory report offers a number of strategies to reduce medication errors, including requiring labels on all medications and medication containers, differentiating look-alike drug names and ...

A recent study from the W.P. Carey School of Business reports a large percentage of hospitals across the country have not implemented information technology systems that could prevent life-threatening ...

Kentucky is the first and only state to decriminalize medical errors. Kelly Jenkins, MSN, RN, executive director of the Kentucky Board of Nursing, told Becker’s the law will provide more psychological ...

A bill that would require Minnesota hospitals to report medical errors is quietly making its way through the state House of Representatives, with what some observers might consider unlikely backers of ...

ADHD-related medication errors rose 299 percent between 2000 and 2021, according to new research published in Pediatrics on Sept. 18. Experts from the Center for Injury Research and Policy and Central ...

Peter Slavin, president of Massachusetts General Hospital, said mandatory reporting promotes accountability but it also can make some providers more reluctant to report errors. Slavin did not ...

Mandatory national reporting of medical errors should be a top priority in Congress, said Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Seattle, a key subcommittee chairman who helped write the current healthcare reform ...