2018 2019 Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

2018 2019 Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Book/Report
 
• Published December 2017

2018–2019 Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals.

Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2017.

This updated report outlines 14 consensus-based best practices to ensure safe medication administration, such as diluted solutions of vincristine in minibags and standardized metrics for patient weight. The set of recommended practices has expanded since it was first developed in 2014 to include actions related to eliminating the prescribing of fentanyl patchesfor acute pain and use of information about medication safety risks from other organizations to motivate improvement efforts.

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