The ISMP guidelines are not designed to be adopted unchanged by hospitals to represent the hospital's medication administration policies. Instead, the ISMP believes that each hospital (through an ...
The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...
Ronald Schneider, B.S.Pharm., M.H.A.; Jonathan Bagby, R.N., M.B.A., M.S.N.; Russ Carlson, R.N., B.S.N., M.H.A. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2008;65(23):2216-2219. In 1994 ...
OneDose’s new eMACC app digitizes medication cross-checks for EMS, aiming to reduce errors and streamline protocol updates ...
CMS has issued a revision to its “30-minute” rule on the administration of medication in hospitals, according to a Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program blog post and a copy of the notification ...
Kivo reports that the journey of prescription drugs involves extensive research, clinical trials, regulatory reviews, and ...
Older adults, especially those managing multiple chronic conditions, are more likely to face complex drug regimens. The use of five or more drugs (called polypharmacy) is common in this age group. As ...