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Salaries for case management are increasing, but the vast majority of case managers are working far more than the traditional 40-hour week, according to the results of the 2007 Case Management Advisor Salary Survey.
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A University of Washington study has found that potential prescribing errors frequently occur but don't generally reach the patient or cause harm. The researchers say the most severe errors may be reduced by implementing an electronic prescribing system with clinical decision-support capabilities.
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Implementing technology that considers human factors engineering in inpatient pharmacy operations processes of medication ordering, preparation, and dispensing can help pharmacies become safe and reliable while cutting costs and reducing turnaround times.
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Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is an ever-present matter in the hospital setting that can occur in up to 30% of surgical patients and in up to 70-80% of high-risk individuals.
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An FDA Public Health Advisory has been issued regarding the use of topical anesthetics, specifically lidocaine, tetracaine, benzocaine, and prilocaine administered in a cream, ointment or gel for cosmetic procedures.
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Researchers have found that the majority of chemotherapy errors for children with cancer affect the patients.
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Hospital and health system pharmacist salaries revealed in Drug Formulary Review's 2007 salary survey are following industry trends.
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A 54% reduction in medication administration errors was recorded at Pennsylvania's Lancaster General Hospital as a result of direct-observation methodology used to monitor medication administration before and after deployment of electronic medication administration records and bar-coded medication administration.
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In the midst of multiple outbreaks of norovirus infection in Maryland in 2004, infection control personnel at Johns Hopkins Hospital were notified that 2 healthcare workers (HCW) had acute gastroenteritis, resulting in the initiation of active surveillance of gastrointestinal illness among patients and staff.
