Proper medication reconciliation can help prevent adverse drug events by identifying exactly what medications a patient was taking before coming to the hospital and confirming appropriate medication ...

The issue that healthcare organizations struggle with now is where to get the resources to develop a med rec team that is dedicated to collecting patient medication histories. Editor’s note: This is ...

What do all these medication errors have in common? A patient who was transferred from one hospital to another received a duplicate dose of insulin because the receiving nurse didn't know the ...

The elderly and chronically ill patients are typically challenged with many drugs and complicated dosing regimens, often leading to medication errors. Medication errors are one of the most common ...

ASC Durango (Colo.) recently underwent its first AAAHC survey and achieved accreditation. During the survey, it was brought to the attention of Cheryl Desko, RN, clinical director for the ASC, that ...

Tech-enabled service helps skilled nursing facilities fulfill CMS’ MDS updates linked to reimbursement, ensuring high-quality care and optimizing PDPM payments Our solution augments teams and ...

“What’s this drug, Dad?” I held up a colorful capsule from his pill box as we were packing for a family vacation. “I have no idea,” he shrugged. I urged him to clarify the mystery medication with his ...

Phase Ib Study of BI 836880 (VEGF/Ang2 nanobody) in Combination With Ezabenlimab (anti–PD-1 antibody) in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Solid Tumors From December 2022 to January 2025, one MRT ...