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Pediatric Mental Health Crisis is Top Patient Safety Threat
ECRI’s annual list of patient safety concerns shows ongoing staffing shortages continue to put patients and providers at risk; report issued in conjunction with Patient Safety Awareness Week, March...
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ISMP Adds Seven Name Pairs to List of Drug Names with Tall Man (Mixed Case) Letters
Majority of Survey Respondents Agree Tall Man Lettering Helps Prevent Errors
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Gaps in Recalls of Home-Use Medical Devices Top ECRI’s Hazards List for 2023
ECRI’s report warns of potential safety risks with 10 health technologies, including single-use products, medication cabinets, cybersecurity of cloud-based systems, and ventilator disinfection
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ISMP Encourages Adoption of Medication Error Reduction Plans
20 Year CA Effort Provides Framework to Advance Prevention Strategies
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ISMP Announces 25th Annual Cheers Award Recipients
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is proud to announce its 25th Annual Cheers Awards winners. The awards ceremony for this landmark anniversary year will be held on Tuesday, Decemb...
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ISMP Announces First Just Culture Scholarship Recipients
This Year’s Awardees Chosen from More than 100 Applications
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The FDA has been warning healthcare providers and the public about malfunctioning plastic syringes made in China since November 2023. The affected syringes are leaking, cracking, and breaking –...
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ECRI names new Chief Technology Officer Darryl Goss to spearhead technology advancements
ECRI, an independent, nonprofit patient safety organization that provides technology solutions and evidence-based guidance to healthcare decision-makers, has named Darryl Goss its new Chief Techno...
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Increase in ransomware attacks to healthcare's vulnerable remote access systems threatens patients
Nonprofit patient safety organization releases hazard report, recommendations Ransomware groups are increasingly targeting vulnerable remote access systems in healthcare, with several high-profile...
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