Planning for Anticipated Infusion Pump Shortages and Hydroxychloroquine-Azithromycin Adverse Event Focus of ISMP Newsletter Special Edition

ISMP has issued its next special edition of the ISMP Medication Safety Alert!® acute care newsletter, which outlines possible strategies for handling upcoming shortages of smart infusion pumps and ...

PA Department of Health Chooses ECRI to Guide COVID-19 Response for Long-Term Care Facilities

ECRI to provide individualized infection control and prevention assistance to Pennsylvania’s aging care facilities PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA—Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that the Departm...

ISMP Posts COVID-19 Medication Safety Resource Page

ISMP has developed an online resource page with links to vital COVID-19 safety-related information and tools.

ISMP Second Newsletter Special Edition Focuses on Infusion Pump Extension Sets to Conserve PPE

Second special edition of the ISMP Medication Safety Alert!® acute care newsletter explores the use of extension sets to position infusion pumps outside COVID-19 patients’ rooms.

ISMP Moves to Newsletter Special Editions on COVID-19 Safety Issues

During the COVID-19 pandemic, ISMP is moving to special editions of the ISMP Medication Safety Alert! acute care newsletter that will focus only on information healthcare practitioners may find use...

ISMP Awarded Contract to Conduct Perioperative Medication Safety Self Assessment

ISMP has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to assess medication safety practices in the perioperative setting, from the time a patient is prepared for a procedure u...

Diagnostic Errors, Maternal Health Top ECRI's 2020 Patient Safety Concerns

Annual report highlights patient safety concerns across the continuum of care PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA—ECRI, an independent nonprofit organization improving the safety, quality, and cost-effectiven...

Introducing ECRI, the Most Trusted Voice in Healthcare

New brand launch positions the nonprofit for new decade in healthcare PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA—For more than 50 years, ECRI has advanced the science of patient safety and healthcare effectiveness thro...

ISMP Publishes 2020-2021 Consensus-Based Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals

Horsham, Pa.—Hospitals and health systems that are deciding how to focus their medication safety efforts during the next year can now rely on updated recommendations from the Institute for Safe Me...