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Patients with Low Health Literacy Make More Errors Interpreting

WEBProblem: Whether limited by knowledge, socioeconomic factors, emotional or clinical state, or cultural background, the patient’s level of health literacy—the ability …

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Disrespectful Behaviors in Healthcare Have Increased during …

WEBLatest ISMP Survey Suggests Negative Impact on Safety. More than 75% of participants in a recent Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) survey feel that …

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High-Reliability Organizations (HROs): What They Know That We …

WEBCulture is defined as a pattern of shared basic assumptions about the organization's values (what is important), beliefs (how things work), and behaviors (the …

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Three New Best Practices in the 2022-2023 Targeted Medication …

WEBISMP has released its 2022-2023 Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals.The purpose of these Best Practices is to identify, inspire, and mobilize …

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Implement strategies to prevent persistent medication errors and

WEBReflecting on events of 2022, we have identified the top medication errors and hazards that were themes in the ISMP Medication Safety Alert!which can also be …

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Three New Best Practices in the 2024-2025 Targeted Medication …

WEBISMP has released its 2024-2025 Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals, whose purpose is to identify, inspire, and mobilize widespread, national adoption of …

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ISMP Announces Three Additions to 2024-2025 Targeted …

WEBHealthcare organizations deciding on where to focus their medication safety efforts over the next two years now have updated recommendations from the Institute for Safe …

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Disrespectful Behavior in HealthcareHave We Made Any Progress …

WEBBullying, incivility, intimidation, and other forms of disrespectful behavior have run rampant in healthcare, allowed to exist while many remain silent or make excuses—“That’s just …

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Understanding Human Over-Reliance on Technology

WEBLimit human-computer interfaces. Organizations should continue to enable all technology to communicate seamlessly, thereby limiting the need for human interaction with the …

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Drug, Supply, and Equipment Shortages Continue to Compromise …

WEBAn exhaustive account of frustrations, difficulties, misspent resources, and safety concerns came across loud and clear from respondents who participated in the July 2023 …

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Guidelines for Timely Administration of Scheduled Medications …

WEBBackground. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) developed these Acute Care Guidelines for Timely Administration of Scheduled Medications after …

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Minimizing Distractions and Interruptions During Medication …

WEBProblem: A distraction occurs when an individual’s attention is drawn away from one task to a different task, or when they are trying to work on multiple tasks at the …

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Emergency Preparedness: Be Ready for Unanticipated Electronic …

WEBProblem: In its accreditation manual for hospitals, The Joint Commission (TJC) describes an “emergency” as an incident that often occurs rapidly without notice, …

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Medical Abbreviations That Have Contradictory or Ambiguous …

WEBISMP would like to thank Neil M. Davis, PharmD, MS, FASHP, for authoring this article. The author can be reached at: [email protected] for any comments or questions. Introduction. …

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Disrespectful Behaviors and Their Negative Effects in Healthcare

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Three new Best Practices in the 2022-2023 Targeted …

WEBThree New Best Practices for 2022-2023. Initially introduced in 2014 with six Best Practices, the Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals are updated …

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Disrespectful Behavior in Healthcare: Has It Improved

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Just Culture, Medication Error Prevention, and Second Victim …

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