On October 8, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1286 (AB 1286), a sweeping pharmacy measure with several components aimed at promoting patient safety. Chief among AB 1286’s mandates is ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Three-year-old John Casolaro's parents had no idea what was wrong when he was sick this past December. Then, his father noticed something unusual while mixing the boy's liquid ...

The new report does not try to calculate deaths. It looks at medication errors only, and in clinics, nursing homes and other health-care settings, as well as hospitals. The report offered ...

Background Double-checking of medication administration is a safety practice used in hospitals around the world. Independence is recommended as the key to effectiveness. Independent double-checking ...

OBJECTIVE: Assess the relationship between educating caregivers about high-reliability principles and reporting of potential adverse safety events. BACKGROUND: Persuading caregivers to report ...

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