Implement an effective medication error reporting system
Getting your staff to report medication errors is tough enough, but without a responsive, confidential, and timely reporting system, it can be nearly impossible. When management of Nebraska Health System (NHS) in Omaha, NE, wanted to implement such a system in 1998, their goal was to improve all aspects of medication use. The reporting system that was put into place is helping NHS reach that goal.
The hospital created its medication errors reporting procedure with the following important points in mind:
Both potential and ac
Purchase a subscription to this publication at and SAVE!