Administration of medications is one of the most error-prone stages in the medication use process...

September 16th, 2016
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The Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) developed this compendium to link patient and fami...

January 4th, 2016
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Charleston Area Medical Center Health System is a 2015 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National...

November 23rd, 2015
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This webpage will take to you the complete listing of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's ...

July 1st, 2015
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National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...

June 10th, 2015
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After several monthly reviews of reported adverse drug events, hypoglycemia ranked highest for th...

March 12th, 2013
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After acknowledging that medication errors were on the rise, the facility implemented computerize...

March 12th, 2013
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This study advocates for a highly structured electronic health record with real-time alerts and d...

June 1st, 2012
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Since 1999, anticoagulant therapy was one of the top three causes of adverse events. A Six Sigma ...

June 1st, 2012
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The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...

February 1st, 2012
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Anticoagulants have been identified as one of the top five medication classes associated with pat...

February 1st, 2012
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' inpatient quality reporting program includes appr...

February 1st, 2012
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Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD425 Beds The Problem Holy Cross is a not-for-profit teaching...

January 1st, 2012
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Duplicate medication order errors increased with CPOE and CDS implementation. Many work system fa...

July 29th, 2011
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