Pharmacy expert weighs in on Ascension medication error: "This is a larger system error"

An independent pharmacy expert says the medication error that harmed four patients at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown was not the result of a single mistake.

State finds multiple safety failures after Ascension Saint Thomas medication mix-up

A newly released state investigation is revealing multiple safety failures surrounding the medication error that harmed four patients.

State report details errors in medication mix up at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown

The Tennessee Health Facilities Commission released an 80 page report detailing the investigation into the series of errors at Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown that resulted in four surgical patients ...

Report details safety failures behind Ascension error causing paralysis

A report challenges Ascension's explanation of the pharmacy error that paralyzed a patient, citing failures in safety ...
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‘Unnoticed previously,’ hospital medication errors are more common in older children

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The error rate among children aged older than 12 years was 20.9 per 100 orders ...
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Lack of workplace support after medication errors can worsen outcomes among health care professionals

Psychological distress is the most common negative outcome experienced by health care professionals after making medication errors, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.
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My daughter died after a medication error at a NJ group home. Honor her memory | Opinion

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our 21-year-old daughter with a disability was overdosed with her own medication within two days of entering a New Jersey group ...
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Ali Pate: Unsafe diagnosis, medication errors put non-communicable disease patients at risk

Ali Pate, coordinating minister of health and social welfare, says unsafe diagnosis, medication errors, poor communication and fragmented care can cause significant harm to patients living with ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

High Incidence of Medication Errors Following Hospital Discharge Shown in Pediatric Epilepsy

Incidence of medication problems and their harm potential following hospital discharge among pediatric patients with epilepsy were not significantly different for individuals who received discharge ...
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Hospital medication errors left SoCal patients at risk. One suffered a brain bleed

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The California Department of Public Health found that Adventist Health Simi Valley, seen here on Sept. 22, "failed to ensure that ...
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Electronic Health Records Fail to Detect Up to 33% of Medication Errors

Electronic health records, commonly used in hospitals, fail to detect potentially harmful medication problems up to one-third of time. Photo credit: Getty Images Despite improvements in their ...
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Q&A: Every eight minutes, a child experiences a home medication error. Here's how to prevent it

Every eight minutes, a child experiences a medication error at home. These mistakes can be life-threatening. Errors can include administering the wrong medication ...