This week’s featured ISMP newsletter article helps healthcare organizations strengthen their plan for when an EHR goes down unexpectedly: https://www.ismp.org/node/34220
MSOS News
Post date: 1 year 8 months ago
Join us on Monday, August 29, 2022, from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET for our next MSOS Membership Briefing webinar entitled, How “Smart” Are IV Smart Infusion Pumps? Two nursing researchers will discuss the expected and unexpected outcomes related to administering medications using infusion devices. To register, visit: https://ecri.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3wWhPu8HRmGZZtjmSyISHA
Post date: 1 year 8 months ago
Hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and other surgical and procedural settings can use ISMP’s new guidelines to help identify and mitigate risks! The guidelines address medication storage and labeling across all phases of care, challenge common practices that limit protections offered by safety technologies, and support use of barcode scanning. Visit: https://www.ismp.org/node/31601
Post date: 1 year 9 months ago
ISMP and the FDA have received numerous reports of wrong dose errors with Paxlovid, which is indicated for treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults and pediatric patients. This week’s featured ISMP newsletter article provides safe practice recommendations: https://www.ismp.org/node/32452
Post date: 1 year 10 months ago
To hear ISMP's Rita Jew and Michael Cohen discuss current medication safety issues in new podcasts with Nursing2022 and ASHP, visit: https://www.ismp.org/news