To raise awareness about the risks of medication errors, ECRI & ISMP launch a World Patient Safety Day Resource Center with guidelines and recommendations for practitioners and consumers
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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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Recent Updates
Recommendations Address Key Issues in Inpatient and Ambulatory Settings
Numerous Dosing Mistakes Have Been Reported to ISMP, FDA
Regularly scheduled boosters are the most effective way to maintain normalcy in an endemic
New Recommendations Focus on Safe Use of Technology
Article on Vaught Case Advocates Fixing Systems, Not Punishing Individuals
Second Article in Series Provides Guidance on Creating Healthy Workplace
Annual list of patient safety concerns dominated by longstanding stressors on healthcare workers exacerbated by pandemic; report issued in conjunction with Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 13 to 21, 2022
Latest ISMP Survey Suggests Negative Impact on Safety
Ann Shastay Becomes New Senior Manager of Publications
New Items Focus on Oxytocin, Barcode Verification, and High-Alert Drugs
Top 10 List Published in ISMP Newsletter
This year’s Top 10 report cautions healthcare leaders about safety concerns with IT-related security challenges, COVID-19 supply chain shortages, telehealth, medication safety, and other device risks.
Michael Cohen Moves to President Emeritus Role, Rita K. Jew Named New President
Usability testing by leading patient safety organization finds significant differences in ease of use for seven popular at-home COVID antigen tests
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has identified possible error risks with Paxlovid, which recently received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19. An ISMP special alert has been issued to raise awareness and recommend ways to prevent
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) National Vaccine Errors Reporting Program has been receiving a steady stream of reported mix-ups between the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 through 11 years and the vaccine formulation for individuals 12 and older. The reports
Starting in 2022, The Just Culture Company will award three annual scholarships to honor Judy Smetzer, BSN, RN, vice president at the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP). Judy has been a tireless advocate for just treatment of individuals who practice in healthcare environments as well as