As this year’s flu season is underway, and vaccination programs are seeking to achieve high immunization coverage, more needs to be done to reduce the risk of vaccination errors. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) recently released its 2017-2018 Biannual Report of the ISMP National
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Recent Updates
A recent survey conducted by ISMP shows that hospitals and birthing centers use a wide range of methods to assign temporary names to newborn infants for identification purposes, and many of those naming procedures can lead to errors where the wrong patient receives a medication.
ECRI Institute and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) announce they are joining forces to create one of the largest patient safety entities in the world.
The awards dinner will be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at Stoney’s Rockin’ Country in Las Vegas, NV.
ADCs currently are being used for medication distribution in the majority of U.S. hospitals and health systems, and ISMP believes healthcare organizations have an obligation to ensure that this technology is being optimized to promote safe patient outcomes.
In the wake of recent criminal charges being filed against a registered nurse in Tennessee who was involved in a fatal medication error, ISMP is emphasizing that the focus should be on identifying and fixing imperfect systems instead of unjustly blaming the individual healthcare practitioner.
ISMP has released new Guidelines for Safe Electronic Communication of Medication Information to help healthcare practitioners navigate implementation of electronic health records, electronic prescribing, and other health information technology.
To kick off the new year and celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has released several new tools and capabilities on its website, www.ismp.org .
Please Give $25 or more to Honor 25 Years of Advancing Medication Safety In 2019, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is celebrating 25 years of leading the way in medication safety. ISMP is the only 501c (3) nonprofit organization devoted entirely to preventing medication errors, and
A tragic medication error involving a neuromuscular blocker inspired ISMP to share lessons learned from the fatal event as well as prevention strategies in a recent newsletter article so that other healthcare providers can avoid similar tragedies in the future.
Has a decade of increased national efforts to reduce the chance that drug names will be confused really made a difference?
Proposals Call for Actions to Allow Healthcare Providers to Prepare for Imminent Shortages
ISMP has created a new resource to help healthcare practitioners prevent patient harm when preparing, dispensing, and administering IV push medications in adults
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is proud to announce its 21st Annual Cheers Awards winners.
Michael R. Cohen, President of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), has been selected to present ASHP's ninth annual William A. Zellmer Lecture on September 25, 2018.
The Partnership for Health IT Patient Safety, a collaborative that includes ISMP, has issued a new report that identifies ways technology can reduce and eliminate errors from diagnostic testing and medication mix-ups. It is the fourth in a series of safe practices toolkits published by the partnership.
A white paper recently released by ISMP stresses the need for Medication Safety Officers to be included as an integral part of the healthcare team and provides detailed information for hospital leadership on the value of creating a dedicated position directly responsible for and empowered to lead medication safety strategy and implementation.
The International Medication Safety Network (IMSN) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a summit for regulators on drug container labeling and packaging safety on June 19 and 20, 2018, to advance global harmonization of standards and reduce overall harm associated with medication errors.