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ISMP Announces 2026 Just Culture Scholarship Recipients
Leaders Chosen from St. Joseph Hospital, Clinic Pharmacy, Allegheny Health Network
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Preventing Wrong Drug-Wrong Route Errors Involving Tranexamic Acid and Local Anesthetics
Joint Announcement from the Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Medication administration errors remain one of the most common and ser...
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ISMP Announces 28th Annual Cheers Award Recipients
Awardees Focused on Smart Pump Integration, Safe Chemotherapy Handling, and Patient Partnership The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is proud to announce the 28th Annual Cheers Award ...
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ISMP Awarded FDA Contract to Support Medication Error Prevention
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), an ECRI company, has been awarded a contract from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to provide expert analysis and data-driven insights...
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ISMP to Develop First Community Pharmacy Medication Error Reporting Program for State of California
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), a world leader in improving medication safety, is building a medication error reporting program and portal for community pharmacies licensed by t...
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Patient Safety Alert: Urgent Alert Regarding Medication Vial Coring and Fragmentation Risks
Issued by: Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation (APSF) and ECRI/Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) APSF and ECRI/ISMP have received several reports recently of medication vial coring in...
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ECRI Leaders Named Becker's Patient Safety Experts to Know – Again
For the second consecutive year, ECRI President and CEO Marcus Schabacker, MD, PhD, and Shannon Kooker, Vice President of Clinical Excellence and Patient Safety, have both been named to the Becker...
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ECRI’s New U.S. Headquarters and Device Evaluation Lab
Newly Renovated Headquarters & Lab ECRI relocated its U.S. headquarters to a newly renovated facility near Philadelphia, located at 500 Virginia Dr., Suite 501, Fort Washington, PA 19034. ECRI’...
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Data analysis by ECRI on patient falls reveals common risk factors
Patient transfers accounted for nearly half of falls events reported to ECRI in a new analysis, underscoring how routine patient movement activities can create major safety vulnerabilities. The la...
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