| Subject: | JCAHO Standards Related to Medication Safety in the Radiology Department - Part Three of Three |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Tue, 25 Apr 2006 - 11:43 am |
| This is part three of the three part series of StayAlert Notices reviewing a selection of JCAHO Standards that are relevant to reducing medication errors within the Radiology Department.
Poor communication, especially during patient transport and "hand-off" increases the risk for medication error in the Radiology Department.
National Patient Safety Goal 2E requires healthcare organizations to have a standardized approach to "hand-off" communication that includes the opportunity to ask... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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