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Root Cause Analysis Workbook for Community/Ambulatory Pharmacy
http://www.ismp.org/tools/rca
With the release of the. Root Cause Analysis Workbook for Community/Ambulatory Pharmacy. Community pharmacies now have access to a coordinated, extensive set of tools designed to meet regulatory requirements in the full investigation of the causes of a sentinel event. An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury or risk thereof. Trade; worksheet. See section titled: When is RCA necessary? RCA Analysis and Action Plan. Medication Safety Officers Society. 200 Lakesid...
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Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition
http://www.ismp.org/Newsletters/acutecare/articles/20030220_2.asp
SPECIAL ISSUE: Do not use these dangerous. Abbreviations or dose designations. Misunderstood or misread (symbol for dram misread for "3" and minim misread as "mL"). Use the metric system. Aurio uterque (each ear). Mistaken for OU (oculo uterque-each eye). Don't use this abbreviation. Premature discontinuation of medications when D/C (intended to mean "discharge") has been misinterpreted as "discontinued" when followed by a list of drugs. Use "discharge" and "discontinue.". Tetracaine, ADRENALIN,cocaine.
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Inattentional blindness: What captures your attention?
http://www.ismp.org/Newsletters/acutecare/articles/20090226.asp
Inattentional blindness: What captures your attention? From the February 26, 2009 issue. A nurse pulls a vial of heparin from an automated dispensing cabinet (ADC). She reads the label, prepares the medication, and administers it intravenously to an infant. The infant receives heparin in a concentration of 10,000 units/mL instead of 10 units/mL and dies. A pharmacy technician labels and delivers an IV infusion to the dialysis unit. The nurse reads the pharmacy label and hangs the bag while preparing ...
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Self-Assessments
http://www.ismp.org/selfassessments/default.asp
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is pleased to provide healthcare organizations with the ISMP Medication Safety Self Assessments. These tools will help you assess the medication safety practices in your institution surrounding the use of medication therapy, identify opportunities for improvement, and compare your experience with the aggregate experience of demographically similar organizations. ISMP Medication Safety Self Assessment. Registered users can login to access aggregate data).
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ISMP Educational Programs
http://www.ismp.org/educational/default.asp
ISMP considers education to be a core co mponent of its mission. If everyone in the healthcare continuum, including patients, learns more about the nature and causes of medication errors, there is a greater possibility of preventing errors and ensuring safe medication use. With this goal in mind, ISMP continually devotes time, energy, and resources to educational initiatives. Funded by unrestricted. All of ISMP’s educational programming routinely attracts large audiences. For details on specifi...
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Medication Safety Organizations | CMSA
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Skip to main content. CMSA in the News. Safety Alerts and Drug Shortages. Purdue College of Pharmacy, Office of Continuing Education. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). American Hospital Association (AHA). American Pharmacists Association (APhA). American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM). American Society for Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP). Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality. Center for Disease Control (CDC). Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
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ISMP QuarterWatch (Quarter 4 and 2009 totals) - Reported patient deaths increased by 14% in 2009
http://www.ismp.org/Newsletters/acutecare/articles/20100617.asp
ISMP QuarterWatch (Quarter 4 and 2009 totals) - Reported patient deaths increased by 14% in 2009. From the June 17, 2010 issue. During 2009, FDA received 19,551 reports of patient deaths associated with drug therapy, a 14% increase compared to 2008 and a 3-fold increase over the past decade. At least three factors contributed to the striking increase in reported deaths:. Known risks continue unabated. Some high-alert drugs—notably, powerful opioids and acetaminophen/opioid combinations—have b...Drug comp...
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Treat Medication Samples With Respect
http://www.ismp.org/newsletters/consumer/alerts/Samples.asp
Treat Medication Samples with Respect. The best way to obtain samples is when you receive a voucher from your physician that is later filled at your pharmacy. Unfortunately, not all pharmaceutical companies offer a voucher program for medication samples. The reason for the medication. The amount that you should take. The frequency with which you should take it. Special precautions for use. Any significant side effects that can be expected. If a mix-up in the dilution occurs, your dose will not be accurate.
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VIM Digitaal - Home
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Over portaal voor patiëntveiligheid/CMR. Patiënten en direct betrokkenen. Voor informatie op maat en meldformulier van uw beroepsgroep. Incidenten melden maakt de zorg veiliger. Het Portaal voor Patiëntveiligheid/CMR is hét landelijk meldpunt voor zorgincidenten in het algemeen en medicatie-incidenten in het bijzonder. U kunt hier zorgincidenten melden. Informatie over WKKGZ en veilig digitaal incidenten melden. Wijziging nieuwe versie CMR. Helft zorgverleners is angstig na incident.
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Website Development, Website Design, Multimedia Services, Search Engine Optimization, Web Marketing for e-Commerce, Self Storage, Flea Market Companies from E-SoftStudio
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RAB Management Corp. implements Self Storage Manager Mobile Website Module for 3 sites. BLUE BELL, PA, March 12, 2013. One of leading management software programs for the self-storage industry, announced today that R.A.B. Management Corp. Headquartered in Pennsylvania, with 3 sites in Reading, Easton and Trexlertown , has implemented. Self Storage Manager Mobile Website Module. For all of their properties. The SSM mobile website module includes the following features:. BLUE BELL, PA, March 12, 2013.
