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Radiocast: Toolkit Helps Reduce Medication
Errors in Hospitals
Debra: This is Healthcare 411: Information for better health. A 2006
report from the Institute of Medicine found that an average hospital patient may
experience up to one medication error a day. But medication errors don’t only
happen at large medical facilities. In fact, errors often occur in smaller rural
hospitals, too. A new patient safety toolkit from AHRQ is designed to help such
hospitals provide safer care when it comes to dispensing medications. Project
Director Dr. Kathryn Jones explains:
Dr. Jones: The toolkit focuses on helping hospitals to become learning
organizations by providing tools such as standardized medication error reporting
forms, a safe medication practices checklist, feedback reports, and structured
communication tools.
Debra: To learn more about this and dozens of other health topics, go to
healthcare411.ahrq.gov.
Healthcare 411 is produced by AHRQ, The Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. I’m Debra
James for Healthcare 411.
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