Category Archives: Medication errors

Tube Feeding Medication Errors

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Pat Iyer

Tube feeding may be needed as a long term way of delivering nutrition. The tube may be placed into the intestinal tract in one of three ways: through the nose into the stomach, through the abdominal wall into the stomach, … Continue reading →

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Top 4 reasons why there is gold in nurses’ notes

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Pat Iyer

1. Comprehension: Nursing documentation is often the key to understanding the events that spawn a nursing or medical malpractice claim. The medical record can refute or support the plaintiff’s or defendant’s version of events. 2. Screen cases: Careful scrutiny of … Continue reading →

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How Hospitals Can Avoid Medication Errors – part 2

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Pat Iyer

Many medication errors occur regularly at hospitals. The following steps can be taken by healthcare providers to avoid these medication errors. 1. Ensure that the medication sheet uses only approved abbreviations. Clarify with the prescribing doctor if any abbreviation that’s … Continue reading →

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How Hospitals Can Avoid Medication Errors – part 1

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Pat Iyer

Many medication errors occur regularly at hospitals. The following steps can be taken by healthcare providers to avoid these medication errors. 1. Healthcare workers should ensure that all medication orders are legible. 2. The patient’s name and medical record number … Continue reading →

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E-prescribing and medication errors

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Pat Iyer

A patient sits with her physician at the conclusion of her examination. He talks to her about a new medication she needs, opens up a file on his computer or smart phone, clicks on a drug and sends the prescription … Continue reading →

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Medication errors and prescriptions: a dangerous trend

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Pat Iyer

In an age where breakthrough drugs are constantly being developed and discovered, popping a pill or two often seems to be the most sensible solution to any malady. Many physicians and nurse practitioners (prescribers) are quick to prescribe multiple pharmaceutical … Continue reading →

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New study identifies lack of improvement in health care

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Pat Iyer

Temporal Trends in Rates of Patient Harm Resulting from Medical Care”, New England Journal of Medicine, 11/25/2010. Read at http://tinyurl.com/297884t This new study reviewed 2,341 patients’ records from stays at 10 North Carolina hospitals from 2002 to 2007. The reviewers … Continue reading →

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Computerized medical records and medical errors

Posted on October 4, 2010 by Pat Iyer

There is a strong trend to computerization of medical records. This method of recording information about a patient offers many advantages. The third is prevention of medical errors. Pen and paper medical records are plagued by illegible handwriting along with … Continue reading →

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What’s a medical error? Part 2 by Pat Iyer

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Pat Iyer

I was talking to my son and his girlfriend about medical errors and he asked me to define them. Here are some more cases we have handled. * the oncology patient who suffered from a large extravasation of a chemotherapeutic … Continue reading →

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Pat Iyer’s Dirty Dozen Tips for Detecting Altered Medical Records Part 2

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Pat Iyer

• Compare the nursery records generated at birth with those sent to the hospital to which the baby is transferred. • Review the copies of hospital records found within a physician’s office records with those supplied by the hospital. • … Continue reading →

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