Too many antibiotics given in pneumonia treatment

September 16, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 10
Medication Management, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

Giving patients “too much” ultimately increased their risk of adverse events.Read More »

Q&A: ISMP president discusses medication safety

September 16, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 10
Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Policies and Procedures

Michael R. Cohen, RPH, MS, ScD (hon.), DPS (hon.), FASHP, founder and president of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), discusses...Read More »

TJC’s Quick Safety addresses drug diversion

September 3, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 10
Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management

“Even the best efforts have not completely eradicated diversion,” says Robert Campbell, PharmD, is the director of Medication Management at The...Read More »

Q&A: ISMP President Discusses Medication Safety

August 26, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 37
Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management

Editor’s note: In this interview, Michael R. Cohen, RPH, MS, ScD (hon.), DPS (hon.), FASHP, founder...Read More »

Breaking New Ground: EPA’s New Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule

August 19, 2019
Webinars
Environment and Facilities, Medication Management

Longtime environmentalist and pharmacist Charlotte Smith, RPh, MS, will tell you what...

New sentinel event alert highlights risks of direct oral anticoagulants

August 6, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 34
Joint Commission, Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management

The Joint Commission (TJC) this week issued a new...Read More »

Patient Safety Monitor Journal, August 2019

August 5, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 8
Infection Control, Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement

Subscribers, download this month's full PSMJ newsletterRead More »

Multiple injection safety violations led to NJ outbreak

July 23, 2019
Accreditation & Quality Compliance Advisor - Volume 13 Issue 32
Infection Control, Medication Management

Multiple violations of injection safety and infection...Read More »

Medical center’s four-pronged effort reduced C. diff infections by 55%

July 23, 2019
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 20 Issue 8
Infection Control, Medication Management, Quality Improvement

At North Shore Medical Center, antibiotic stewardship was the most effective intervention in reducing C. diff infectionsRead More »

New compounding pharmacy certification designed to boost compliance

July 16, 2019
Inside Accreditation & Quality - Volume 1 Issue 8
Accreditation, CMS, HFAP, Medication Management

Consider getting an accrediting organization to review and certify your hospital’s drug compounding practices as scrutiny ratchets up on...Read More »

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