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Medication interventions get a boost from a powerful tool

September 14, 2009

Pharmacists can improve patient outcomes by following 3 major functions: identification of potential and actual medication-related problems (MRPs), resolution of actual MRPs, and prevention of potential MRPs. The best way to achieve these goals is through accurate documentation, and one of the chief obstacles to this is time?or rather the lack of it. Various software programs have been developed to help pharmacists reduce time spent identifying opportunities for interventions.

New IV smart pump technologies prevent medication errors, ADRs

July 20, 2009

Leading the drive to improve medication safety is the need to develop safer systems for monitoring and delivering drugs.

Inconsistent communication within CPOE poses significant safety risks

June 15, 2009

A prospective study published in Archives of Internal Medicine demonstrated that despite standardization of data entry within the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system in a specific healthcare facility, inconsistent communication in orders entered into the CPOE posed a significant safety risk.

Health help 4 u: Mobile telephone technologies come of age

May 1, 2009

Because so many people nowadays seem to be using cell phones rather than computers and e-mail to stay in touch, telemedicine programs are taking note of this trend and beginning to rely more on mobile phone technology.

Preventable medication errors: Look-alike/sound-alike mix-ups

February 1, 2009

Confusing drug names, or "look-alike/sound-alike names" (LASAs), are among the most common reasons for medication errors worldwide; these errors can lead to both morbidity and mortality. Both technological innovations and better communication can help healthcare professionals track and prevent these medication mix-ups.

Telepharmacy reaches out to the underserved

January 20, 2009

Not so long ago, medically underserved rural communities had only limited options, if any, when need arose for healthcare services and pharmaceutical support. That situation is finally changing, as necessity and technology converge in emerging applications of telepharmacy, the delivery of pharmaceutical care by means of telecommunications and information technologies to patients at a distance from large, usually urban tertiary healthcare centers.

Electronic medication management system available to improve medication adherence

June 1, 2008

In June 2007, FDA approved an Electronic Medication Management Assistant (EMMA) device and electronic medication administration record (eMAR) to help combat problems involving drug identification and dosing.

High- and low-tech solutions to reduce the incidence of hospital-acquired infections and antibiotic resistance

May 1, 2008

Approximately 1.7 million healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur in US hospitals each year. These HAIs, which include pneumonia, bloodstream infections (BSIs), and urinary tract infections (UTIs), account for approximately 99,000 deaths and $5 billion in additional healthcare costs.

Bar coding helps improve patient safety

January 1, 2008

Bar coding drugs has been demonstrated to improve patient safety by reducing medication errors.

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