Five of the 500 mailed surveys were returned undeliverable. A total of 140 surveys were returned, for an overall response rate of 28%. All but 1 of the 140 responding ...

In a new study on how often medication errors occur during surgery, researchers report that mistakes were made during almost half of the operations they analyzed. The mistakes included drug labeling ...

Medication errors have dropped and the number of nurses using bar code medication administration systems and physicians using computerized order entry systems has soared at Kaiser Permanente, which ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Four years ago, inside the most prestigious hospital in Tennessee, nurse RaDonda Vaught withdrew a vial from an electronic medication cabinet, administered the drug to a patient, ...

Despite evidence showing that the causes of medication errors can be traced back to multiple factors in the healthcare setting, healthcare professionals still often feel the blame on them. In a new ...

PORTLAND, Ore. >> An Oregon hospital is acknowledging that it administered the wrong medication to a patient, causing her death. Loretta Macpherson died Wednesday, two days after she was given a ...

Psychological distress is the most common negative outcome experienced by healthcare professionals after making medication errors, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon hospital is acknowledging that it administered the wrong medication to a patient, causing her death. Loretta Macpherson died Wednesday, two days after she was given a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon hospital is acknowledging that it administered the wrong medication to a patient, causing her death. Loretta Macpherson died Wednesday, two days after she was given a ...