When Dr. David Friedman was a young doctor in South Africa, he didn’t know much. But one thing he did know was what drugs his patients were receiving in the cardiac unit of the old Johannesburg ...

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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of ...

Medication Errors are an adverse event that occurs too often in ambulatory surgery centers, says W. Jan Allison, RN, CHSP, director of accreditation and survey readiness, clinical services department, ...

Findings indicate that such software can dramatically improve patient safety during surgery. A new study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General ...

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AI head-cameras trained to spot and prevent mistakes in medication By Ben Coxworth October 22, 2024 The system is intended to prevent "vial-swap" errors, which can prove fatal in some instances ...

People who use popular reflux medication could be making a huge error when taking it. A pharmacist has warned the mistake has the potential to lead to unwanted consequences ...