Tag Archives: Medication errors

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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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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Prescription drug overdoses on the rise in U.S.

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Pat Iyer

by Megan Brooks (Reuters Health) – More and more Americans are landing in the hospital due to poisoning by powerful prescription painkillers, sedatives and tranquilizers, according to a report released American Journal of Preventive Medicine, April 2010. City-living middle-aged women … Continue reading →

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Common Errors of Pharmacy Technicians – Guest Post by Ashley Jones

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Pat Iyer

Medications save lives, but they do so only when they’re taken correctly – by the right patient, who takes the right medicine, at the right time, in the right dosage, by the right route, and for the right amount of … Continue reading →

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Reducing Distractions is Reducing Medication Errors – by Pat Iyer

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Pat Iyer

My father was fascinated by airplanes when I was little. I recall going to Idlewild Airport in New Jersey to watch planes land. My father was trained as an aeronautical engineer. Little did I know as a child the lessons … Continue reading →

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Insulin: More than a simple injection

Posted on April 8, 2009 by Pat Iyer

Have you litigated cases involving insulin overdoses? Insulin is commonly used to control the blood sugars of juvenile or Type 1 diabetics. It is a mistake to take this seemingly harmless drug for granted. Insulin is one of the most … Continue reading →

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