The state assessed a $43,000 penalty following a medication error and also criticized the hospital’s handling of emergency ...
California regulators have penalized Memorial Medical Center in Modesto $73,000 since 2024, citing a serious medication error ...
California hospital fined 43K after a medication error led to immediate jeopardy and patient harm at Memorial Medical Center in Modesto.
A former Tennessee nurse is guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of a patient who was accidentally given the wrong medication, a jury found Friday. She was also found guilty of gross ...
Marja Härkänen, PhD, RN, from the University of Eastern Finland in Kuopio, and colleagues examined medication administration errors reported in acute care in 2007 to 2016 using data from the National ...
A new set of guidelines features recommendations for nearly a dozen focal points where medication errors can be avoided in the hospital setting, including admission, monitoring, and discharge. The ...
Two-thirds of older adults experience medication errors during hospital stays, particularly when moving between different care settings, according to new research published in BMC Geriatrics.