ECRI Institute and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) announce the successful completion of their plans to join forces. Effective today, ISMP is an ECRI Institute affiliate. By joining together, the two patient safety leaders have created one of the largest healthcare quality and
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Safe medication practices depend on communication within the healthcare community, including patients and their families. ISMP is at the forefront of medication error reporting and guidance on safe medication practices, and is often cited in the media as a reputable resource for current information and emerging trends. In 2020, ISMP formally affiliated with ECRI to create one of the largest quality and safety entities in the world. ISMP's Newsroom includes ISMP and ECRI news releases, as well as ISMP blog posts, statements, and other communications.
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I reflect on my amazing trip in October to Rabat, Morocco to attend the International Medication Safety Network (IMSN) Annual Meeting.
This blog post appeared on the Forbes website on December 20, 2019.
I am grateful to ISMP and our supporters for giving fellows an opportunity to learn and participate, in educational programs and symposia, and be surrounded by safety experts and leaders.
This video interview and article appeared on the Pharmacy Practice News website on December 11, 2019.
This article appeared on the Drug Topics website on December 11, 2019.
As this year’s flu season is underway, and vaccination programs are seeking to achieve high immunization coverage, more needs to be done to reduce the risk of vaccination errors. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) recently released its 2017-2018 Biannual Report of the ISMP National
A recent survey conducted by ISMP shows that hospitals and birthing centers use a wide range of methods to assign temporary names to newborn infants for identification purposes, and many of those naming procedures can lead to errors where the wrong patient receives a medication.
This article appeared on the Modern Healthcare website on November 15, 2019.
This news item appeared on the PSQH website on November 14, 2019.
ECRI Institute and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) announce they are joining forces to create one of the largest patient safety entities in the world.
The awards dinner will be held on Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at Stoney’s Rockin’ Country in Las Vegas, NV.
This article appeared on News-Medical.Net on October 29, 2019.
This article appeared on the Healthline website on October 3, 2019.
This article appeared on the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety website on September 19, 2019.
Chris will be recognized at the 51st Annual Assembly on October 28th and 29th at Valley Forge Casino Resort.
This article appeared on the Pharmacy Practice News website on September 16, 2019.
This article appeared in the September 2019 issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing.