AHRQ Patient Safety Network: A crack in our best armor: "wrong patient" injections from insulin pens alarmingly frequent even with barcode scanning.

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A crack in our best armor: "wrong patient" injections from insulin pens alarmingly frequent even with barcode scanning.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. October 23, 2014;19:1-5.

Improper insulin pen use is a persistent problem. This newsletter article reveals the lessons learned from one hospital that implemented best practices including robust education, bar-code scanning, bedside electronic medication administration records, and alerts to prevent incorrect administration but continued to experience errors related to insulin pen use.

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