Medication safety and education

Below are some of the resources the Center for Safety and Clinical Excellence has compiled to help our partners understand, assess and prevent medication errors and focus on clinical improvement.

Recommended reading Excellent sources we recommend for more information on medication errors and safety. Medication error management Understanding errors and how to prevent them.

Medication safety organization links Other organizations dedicated to medication safety. Statistics Basic information on medication errors and prevention today.

Additional reading materials: Reducing Variability in Hospital Performance (PDF) Reducing Variability in High-Risk IV Use (PDF) CNO Leadership Forum (PDF) Reducing Complexity-Optimizing the Med Use Process (PDF) IV Barcode Strategy (PDF) Smart Pumps (PDF) BSI - Zero Tolerance (PDF) Blood Transfusion - A Safer Approach (PDF) Averting Highest Risk Errors - Part 1 (PDF) Averting Highest Risk Errors - Part 2 (PDF) Preventing Medication Errors: The IOM Report - AJHP Supplement

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