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CPOE systems prevent some medication errors, but miss nearly 40%

To access the full “Preventing Medication Errors in Hospitals” report, click here. More articles on CPOE systems: Imprivata and VMware collaborate to deliver a new secure mobile clinical experience ...
GeekWire

These wearable cameras use AI to detect and prevent medication errors in operating rooms

BOT or NOT? This special series explores the evolving relationship between humans and machines, examining the ways that robots, artificial intelligence and automation are impacting our work and lives.
Becker's ASC

8 Steps to Prevent Medication Errors in Surgery Centers

Medication Errors are an adverse event that occurs too often in ambulatory surgery centers, says W. Jan Allison, RN, CHSP, director of accreditation and survey readiness, clinical services department, ...
Medical Xpress

Study shows that clinical decision support software can prevent 95% of medication errors in the operating room

A new study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital reveals that computer software that helps inform clinicians' decisions about a patient's care can prevent 95% of medication errors in ...
BusinessMirror

Healthway Cancer Care Hospital completes program to prevent infection, medication error

Healthway Cancer Care Hospital (HCCH), the nation’s first cancer specialty facility, has officially completed the Becton ...
Becker's ASC

Can technology prevent medical errors? — 6 key thoughts

A study investigating medical errors has many healthcare professionals wondering if technology has the potential to reduce preventable medical errors, according to TNW News. 1. The study found of ...
New Atlas

AI head-cameras trained to spot and prevent mistakes in medication

For example, workers may draw medication from the right vial but mislabel the syringe, or they may correctly label the syringe but draw from the wrong vial. Although barcode labels, color-coding ...
AOL

AI Helps Prevent Medical Errors in Real-World Clinics

A health worker at a Penda Health Clinic in Nairobi during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 Credit - PATRICK MEINHARDT/AFP—Getty Images There has been a lot of talk about the potential for AI in health, ...
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Identifying and Preventing Medication Errors

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 ...
Becker's Hospital Review

WHO launches international effort to reduce medication errors

The World Health Organization launched the Global Patient Safety Challenge on Medication Safety — an international effort aimed at reducing harmful medication errors around the globe by 50 percent in ...
Science Daily

Clinical decision support software can prevent 95% of medication errors in the operating room, study shows

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 ...