In 2016, ISMP celebrated two decades of publishing the ISMP Medication Safety Alert!® newsletter, the nation’s only publication reaching nearly every U.S. hospital with vital and potentially lifesaving information on medication and device errors.
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Safe medication practices depend on communication within the healthcare community, including patients and their families. ISMP is at the forefront of medication error reporting and guidance on safe medication practices, and is often cited in the media as a reputable resource for current information and emerging trends. In 2020, ISMP formally affiliated with ECRI to create one of the largest quality and safety entities in the world. ISMP's Newsroom includes ISMP and ECRI news releases, as well as ISMP blog posts, statements, and other communications.
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Recent Updates
Report from 2014 Summit Explores Factors Causing Shortages to Persist As shortages of lifesaving medicines, including antibiotics, chemotherapy, and cardiovascular drugs continue to plague the United States, a group of health care organizations released a report exploring measures that should be
ISMP is asking prescribers, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals, as well as pharmacy computer system and e‐prescribing system vendors, to only use metric measurements in prescription directions.
Joint Commission Journal Article Presents ISMP Recommendations
ISMP has taken the stance that criminal prosecution of a healthcare professional for an unintentional error is inappropriate and unwarranted.
ISMP supports the stance taken by the Wisconsin Hospital Association and Wisconsin Nurses Association that criminal prosecution of a healthcare professional for an unintentional error is inappropriate and unwarranted.
Alerts, Labeling Changes Alone Not Enough to Protect Patients