Affinity diagrams are used to do a high-level organization of the ideas and the fishbone diagram is used to drill down and do root cause analysis.

National reporting systems that collect data on medication errors and outcome data can be used for this, as can spontaneous reporting, which is the most common.

Role of a Designated Pharmacist in Reducing Adverse Drug Reaction Rates and Preventing Potential Medication Errors in Hematology-Oncology: A Randomized Controlled Trial The following represents ...

The investigation found that all but a few of the 26 allegations were substantiated, with patterns of behaviour including failure to complete patient planners, inadequate patient documentation, ...

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has updated guidelines in an effort to improve how medication information is communicated through EHRs. The revised “Guidelines for Safe Electronic ...

Warning: This story has details of the death of an infant A 2-month-old baby died following an overdose after she was allegedly given medication at an adult dosage by a pharmacy, RNZ can reveal.

A Boca Raton woman said her infant son was prescribed medication for acid reflux, but one error led to a scary experience for her family.

Behavioral health care has been slow to take up robust efforts to improve patient safety. This lag is especially apparent in inpatient psychiatry, where there is risk for physical and ...

"How was it overlooked?" ask the parents of two-month-old Bellamere Arwyn Duncan, who died after she was allegedly given medication at an adult dosage.