Medication Error Prevention

Medication management has always been challenging for hospitals, but with recent media coverage of preventable, life-threatening medication errors, the subject issue has become even more critical. In addition, The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals make medication management a point of focus each year. Medication Error Prevention: Six Steps to Improving Patient Safety provides visual keys to help staff retain the lessons learned and identify their own behaviors regarding medication management. Visit www.hcmarketplace.com to learn more.

What is one error that you've made? What did you learn from it? What can others learn from it? A baby falls gravely ill after a botched blood transfusion. A student nearly commits a medication error. A patient dies after a clumsy surgery. In this video, current and former clinicians (including IHIs CEO Don Berwick) describe the errors that still haunt them today — and point out ways those errors could have been prevented. To view the rest of our content and find out how you can get involved, visit our website at www.ihi.org
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