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Improving Patient Safety Nationwide through PSOs
ECRI and ISMP’s Patient Safety Organization, designated by HHS since 2008, supports healthcare providers with data-driven insights, research, and best practices to reduce harm. Responding to OIG’s report, ECRI shared strategies to strengthen PSOs, emphasizing alignment, technology use, and patient involvement.
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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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Ochsner Children’s Hospital and ISMP Launch First-of-its-Kind Pharmacy Fellowship
This article appeared on the Biz New Orleans website on March 27, 2025.
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For media inquiries and interviews with ISMP's subject matter experts, please contact Renee Brehio at rbrehio@ismp.org.