UCSF Program Achieves Over 56% Reduction In Medication Administration Error
A demonstration program at UCSF reported a 56.8% reduction in medication administration errors - increasing the administration accuracy rate at participating hospitals to 93%. These gains were achieved through adherence to a set of six “best practice” procedures for medication administration identified by CalNOC (the California Nursing Outcomes Coalition). The study also reported a reduction in procedural errors of 78.5% - increasing adherence to these “best practice” procedures to 95.
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Filed under: Medical Malpractice / Litigation on April 2nd, 2008