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ISMP Adds Three New Best Practices to Its 2022-2023 List for Hospitals
New Items Focus on Oxytocin, Barcode Verification, and High-Alert Drugs
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Errors with COVID Vaccines Lead ISMP’s of Medication Safety Concerns from 2021
Top 10 List Published in ISMP Newsletter
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ECRI Names Cybersecurity Attacks the Top Health Technology Hazard for 2022
This year’s Top 10 report cautions healthcare leaders about safety concerns with IT-related security challenges, COVID-19 supply chain shortages, telehealth, medication safety, and other device risks.
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ISMP Announces Leadership Transitions
Michael Cohen Moves to President Emeritus Role, Rita K. Jew Named New President
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ECRI Finds Significant Gaps in Ease of Use for At-Home COVID Tests
Usability testing by leading patient safety organization finds significant differences in ease of use for seven popular at-home COVID antigen tests
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ISMP Issues Warning about Possible Safety Issues with Newly-Authorized Paxlovid
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has identified possible error risks with Paxlovid, which recently received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the treatment of mild-to-moderate...
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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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