Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTM UHB) has selected Nervecentre as its technology supplier to deliver an electronic prescribing and medicines administration system (ePMA) in all its hospitals in Wales.
The contract for the…
Ultimately improving the quality of care healthcare systems deliver and preventing harm requires a degree of self-reflection.Along with digital transformation, putting an easy-to-use incident reporting system in place can help healthcare organizations address today’s…
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A new study from Massachusetts General Hospital brings promising news for surgical patients. Researchers have found that specialized computer software can dramatically reduce medication errors in the operating room, potentially preventing…
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Medication Errors can happen at the point of prescribing, transcribing from one system to the other, or administration, when the wrong patient is given either the wrong drug or wrong dose. Medication administration errors…
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Healthcare providers’ failure to properly coordinate care often leads to the duplication of tests and services, medication errors, delayed or missed diagnoses, and patient confusion and frustration — and this uncoordinated care ends up…
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The Express has reported that last year 34,000 medication errors were made, with 21 incidents leading to patient death, and a further 27 leading to serious harm.It revealed that overall, 5,500 patients were damaged…
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Concerns about private equity-owned hospitals are intensifying — from leaders both within and outside of the healthcare industry. With the infamously secretive world of PE gaining such a strong presence in healthcare, people are…
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The following is a guest article by Jennifer Splawski, PharmD, MS, BCPS, Director of Clinical Strategy at Bluesight
In the ever-evolving landscape of patient safety, a groundbreaking solution has emerged to combat medication errors and…
In this episode of Talking HealthTech, host Sophie Turner and guest Phil Offer, CEO of BESTMED, shed light on the pressing issues faced in aged care and the role of technology in overcoming medication…
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Wolters Kluwer and Unbound Medicine have launched a mobile drug guide app, offering a digital version of the Lippincott Nursing Drug Handbook for nurses. The app includes FDA updates and information on 3,800 drugs,…
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