St. Luke’s Hospital-Anderson Campus didn’t do enough to prevent a patient from falling and injuring their head, a report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health shows. Two reports from the ...
“Certain medication classes — most notably statins, aspirin, and proton pump inhibitors used for prophylaxis and high-risk medications such as anticoagulation, insulin, oral hypoglycemics, and ...
Proper medication management is essential to maintain quality and patient safety in a healthcare organization. A key element of medication management is medication storage, which includes security, ...
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides a free, downloadable medications at transitions and clinical handoffs toolkit for medication reconciliation. Medication reconciliation is a ...
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has updated guidelines in an effort to improve how medication information is communicated through EHRs. The revised “Guidelines for Safe Electronic ...
Oversight of Saint Francis Hospital will continue for another six months after inspections uncovered “serious violations of patient safety regulations and protocols at the hospital” this past summer, ...
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