April 19, 2012 | In: Reference Materials
Richardson B, Bromirski B, Hayden A. Clin Nurse Spec. 2012 May;26(3):169-76. Author Affiliations: Clinical Nurse Specialists (Mss Richardson and Bromirski) and Patient Safety and Quality Specialist (Dr Hayden), Southwestern Vermont Medical Center,...
April 19, 2012 | In: Reference Materials
ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: Dispensing and administration—2011 Craig A. Pedersen⇓, Philip J. Schneider and Douglas J. Scheckelhoff Craig A. Pedersen, B.S.Pharm., Ph.D., FAPhA, is Manager, Pharmacy...
July 14, 2011 | In: Reference Materials
by Fran Lowry Louisville, Ky.—The most important factor in implementing a successful bar code medication administration (BCMA) program is ensuring that all players in the process feel that they are accountable to one another. Moreover, that...
April 21, 2011 | In: Reference Materials
A comprehensive annotated bibliography of BPOC-related publications. Click here to download.
November 23, 2006 | In: Reference Materials
The Pharmacist Toolkit for Implementing a Bar Coding Medication Safety Program is provided by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation and was made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from Omnicell. To...
November 22, 2006 | In: Reference Materials
Submitted by The Institute for Safe Medication Practices, the purpose of this worksheet is to guide the hospital in calculating the potential savings resulting from the implementation of technology to reduce medication errors. The amount of savings will...
November 22, 2006 | In: Reference Materials
Submitted by The Institute for Safe Medication Practices, this table is intended to help the hospital assess its needs (i.e., features that are "must have" versus "nice to have") and evaluate the capabilities of competing products. It can be used by a...
November 22, 2006 | In: Reference Materials
Submitted by The Institute for Safe Medication Practices, the purpose of this checklist is to help the hospital plan for the implementation of new technologies and record its progress over time. It is meant to be used initially by senior management and...
November 14, 2006 | In: Reference Materials
Submitted by The Institute for Safe Medication Practices, this tool is intended to help the organization assess the various processes involved in the delivery of medications and identify areas that would benefit from technological support. It may be...