The tragic death of a hospitalized patient in Oregon [1] has once again put a spotlight on pharmacy i.v. rooms. Unfortunately this isn’t the first i.v. error to harm, or kill a patient and I’m sad to say that it probably won’t be the last. We know...

Bellevue WA, April 207, 2012— On May 2-4, 2012, in Anaheim, CA The TerraPharma Project, LLC will convene hospital executives, pharmacists, nurses, safety directors, and information technology professionals at The 7th Annual unSUMMIT for Bedside...

The proposed Stage 2 rule spans the healthcare continuum, but one objective, in particular, presents a significant opportunity to address a top source of patient harm. The criterion calls for 10% of medication orders to be tracked in electronic medication...

In this audio slide presentation, Eric Poon, MD, MPH, IS Director of Clinical Informatics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital discusses how barcode medication verification can potentially reduce thousands of medication-related errors per year. Link:...

By Jamie Kelly Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare, March / April 2012 On February 23, 2012, CMS took the next step toward meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) by proposing Stage 2 criteria. In 2 years, CMS has provoked dramatic...

By Susan Carr I’ve developed a soft spot for error—not for the stubbornness and denial that too often accompany error, nor of course for the harm that can result from it. I’ve been charmed recently by people who are comfortable admitting error...

April 21, 2011 In the Conversation with Dr. Jonathan Perlin in this issue, Mark Neuenschwander commented that most hospitals have bar coding — in the gift shop! Bedside bar coding for dispensing medication has been demonstrated to reduce hospital...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The TerraPharma Project announces recipients of its 2011 Way-Paver Awards, recognizing individuals and organizations that have cleared the path and paved the way for a safer point of care in hospitals worldwide. Three awards...

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clinical leaders in hospital pharmacy, nursing, information technology (IT) and patient safety will convene for the 6th annual unSUMMIT for Bedside Barcoding April 27-29, 2011 in Louisville, KY. Attendees will learn from peer...

Hundreds of thousands of hospital patients in the U.S. experience adverse reactions to preventable medication errors every year, but at the Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System, a new high-tech pharmacy aims to significantly reduce errors. The...