Best Practices for Safe Medication Administration During Anesthesia Care. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Best Practices for Safe Medication Administration During Anesthesia Care. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Award Announcement
 
• Published June 2018

Best Practices for Safe Medication Administration During Anesthesia Care.

APSF Committee on Technology. Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation.

Medication errors in anesthesia practice can be result in serious patient harm. This award will recognize organizations that have focused on improving anesthesiology medication delivery through process standardization, information technology use, medication management, and safety culture. The deadline for submissions is June 15, 2018.

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