Search Tag: Medication
8th Annual GCC Pharmacy Congress 2021
2021 28 Oct
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Monitor Me! Infographic
2019 26 Aug
An overview of mHealth and its application and implementation in healthcare. Read more
Closing the Loop: The Road to Zero Medication Errors
2019 26 Aug
Summary: It is estimated that even today, medical errors are the third leading cause of deaths in the US, costing the health system several billions of dollars a year. Many of these deaths can be attributed to the misuse of medication. When used properly, medications save lives. Unfortunately, medication and dosing errors are one of... Read more
3 ways to contain medicine costs and shortages
2019 08 Jan
With drug prices and supply often at odds with each other, for example when supplies are plentiful but costs reach sky-high levels, what can a hospital exec do to mitigate the impact on operations? Pharmacy directors at three health systems give their views. Create your own drug company Trinity Health, based in Livonia, Michigan,... Read more
ESA2016: Medication Errors - Care with Computerised Order Entry Systems Needed
2016 14 Jun
Computerised Order Entry (CPOE) Systems can improve the quality and safety of medication prescribing and reduce costs, according to Jozef Kesecioglu , Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at the Department of Intensive Care Medicine, University Medical Center, Utrecht, the Netherlands, speaking at Euroanaesthesia 2016 in London in May. Slow Adoption... Read more
Slipping Through the Net: Catching EHR Medication Errors
2016 18 Apr
If medication is mis-administered it could cause severe harm to a patient – or even death. The route that many hospitals take to avoid errors is using electronic health records (EHR) systems that alert providers when issues arise. But a new report has discovered that the EHR system is not foolproof. Written by the Leapfrog Group, a national... Read more
Medication Safety
2016 11 Mar
All drugs are inherently dangerous. In critical care we give large numbers of particularly dangerous drugs to very sick people, who have little physiological reserve to cope with additional problems. When patients are admitted to or transferred out of critical care we have to transfer complex information about patients’ medications. The staff prescribing... Read more