AHRQ Patient Safety Network

AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Hospitals put pharmacists in the ER to cut medication errors.

Silverman L. Morning Edition. National Public Radio. June 9, 2014.

This radio segment discusses the experience of a pediatric medical center that hired pharmacists for its emergency department to review medication orders before the medicine is dispensed and administered in an effort to prevent medication errors.

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