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MARCH 14, 2018

Learn From Other Hospitals’ Med Errors, ISMP Urges

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By David Wild

Orlando, Fla.–The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is calling on hospitals to be more proactive in ensuring safe medication use in their institutions.

In its new Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals, presented at the ASHP 2017 Midyear Clinical Meeting, ISMP is recommending that institutions examine the experiences of other facilities as a way to make their own medication administration practices safer.

In a separate presentation, one