ISMP Gap Analysis Tool (GAT) for Safe IV Push Medication Practices. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

ISMP Gap Analysis Tool (GAT) for Safe IV Push Medication Practices. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Toolkit
 
• Published November 2018

ISMP Gap Analysis Tool (GAT) for Safe IV Push Medication Practices.

Horsham, PA: Institute for Safe Medication Practices; 2018.

Standardized practices have not been uniformly adopted to support safe IV medication therapy. This risk assessment tool will help organizations proactively identify process weaknesses that could contribute to patient harm. Users of the guide can also contribute to a national effort to collect data on current IV push practices. The deadline for submitting data to that effort is April 30, 2019.

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