These ISMP guidelines were developed to help healthcare facilities standardize the safe use of smart infusion pump technology.
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Learn key information on how to prepare your organization for auto-programming of IV infusions and optimization of closed-loop technologies.
ISMP leverages multidisciplinary expertise across hundreds of similar healthcare facilities to provide customized guidance on effective use of medication safety data.
Problem: ISMP has received three reports of accidental overdoses with fluorouracil in 2015—two within the past 6 weeks. Approved more than 50 years ago, fluorouracil was one of the first intravenous cancer drugs and is still a mainstay in combination curative or palliative therapy regimens treating...
From one day high-alert safety check-ups to comprehensive enterprise risk assessments, ISMP helps uncover systemic areas that are vulnerable to medication error risk in your organization.
Use this guide to build a smart infusion system drug library and integrate it with the electronic health record.