For the purposes of this study, a "drug" includes prescription drugs and biologics, excluding blood and blood products and tissues for transplantation. The objectives of the study are: To develop a ...
Findings indicate that such software can dramatically improve patient safety during surgery. A new study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General ...
SOLANA BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 2002--A new study reports 40 potentially harmful drug errors a day, on average, in the 36 hospitals and nursing homes examined. Today, Bridge Medical -- ...
Amid rising diagnoses, a growing number of kids are getting prescriptions for ADHD medications — but the administered doses aren’t always accurate. Medication ...
Several factors, including case type and provider experience, influence whether anesthesiologists report medication errors, according to a study published in the Canadian Journal of Anesthesia.
Medical error can be understood as an unintended act either of commission or omission, within the context of healthcare. Errors can occur at either the individual- or ...
Researchers investigated the characteristics and trends of out-of-hospital ADHD medication errors among people younger than 20 years old reported to U.S. poison ...