Opioids are involved in more medication-related liability claims than any other type of drug, according to a new analysis. Twenty-four percent of liability claims related to medication involved ...

Opioids are linked to more medication-related liability claims than any other drug, according to a new report by Boston-based medical liability insurer Coverys. The firm analyzed more than 10,000 ...

Only 30 percent of 1,859 measured hospitals fully meet the Leapfrog Group patient safety standard for use of bar code medication administration technology, but a significant 74 percent fully meet the ...

The Minnesota Department of Health's Office of Health Facility Complaints has substantiated a complaint of neglect at a Rochester nursing home.

Two-thirds of older adults experience medication errors during hospital stays, particularly when moving between different care settings, according to new research published in BMC Geriatrics.

Medication errors cause at least one death every day and injure roughly 1.3 million people each year in the United States alone. But it’s not only a national problem, and the World Health Organization ...

A female Pharmacist scanning pill box. Barcode technology can reduce medication errors by ensuring that the right drug is administered to the right patient at the right time, in the right dose, using ...

For the purposes of this study, a "drug" includes prescription drugs and biologics, excluding blood and blood products and tissues for transplantation. The objectives of the study are: To develop a ...

Incidence of medication problems and their harm potential following hospital discharge among pediatric patients with epilepsy were not significantly different for individuals who received discharge ...

Since this story first aired, Khaliah Shaw has received a million dollars as a settlement from the state. According to her attorney, she is still dealing with a host of problems – like loss of vision ...

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