| Subject: | 2005 National Patient Safety Goal for Improving the Safety of Using Medications |
| Category: | Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
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| Published: | Tue, 28 Sep 2004 - 10:00 am |
| Continuing with the StayAlert series addressing the 2005 National Patient Safety Goals, the NPSG goal requiring organizations to improve the safety of using medications requires healthcare organizations to have a list of medical staff approved look-alike/ sound-alike drugs which are reviewed on an annual basis for deletions and additions, and must implement processes to reduce errors relating to the look-alike/sound-alike nature of the medications. The 2004 requirement related to improving the... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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