In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began implementation of its Bar Code Point of Care...Read More »
True or false: Serious medication errors have occurred when physicians, nurses, or other healthcare professionals assumed they knew what was...Read More »
In April 2008, Baystate Medical Center (BMC), a 653-bed teaching hospital in Springfield, MA, began implementation of its Bar Code Point of Care (...Read More »
The Joint Commission has announced the field review of its revised medication reconciliation requirement, which it has designated as National...Read More »
In 2007, The Joint Commission made an addition to Goal #8 regarding medication reconciliation: Along with compiling a list of medications upon...Read More »
True or false: When unlabeled medications are found, it is safe to use them if you can compare the pill in the container to other medications in...Read More »
When a new patient enters a hospital, staff membersgenerally follow the same routine. The admitting nurse asks the patient’s name, date of birth,...Read More »
Collective experience from The Greeley Company’s consultants supports the Joint Commission’s November Perspectives, identifying medication storage...Read More »
