The following article is written by Pamela Dembski Hart, CHSP, BS, MT (ASCP), principal of Healthcare Accreditation Resources. The nation is witnessing an alarming growth of patient-to-patient ...

Proper medication management is essential to maintain quality and patient safety in a healthcare organization. A key element of medication management is medication storage, which includes security, ...

Ambulatory surgery centers have made significant strides over the past several years in improving their infection prevention efforts, says Phenelle Segal, RN CIC, president of Infection Control ...

Many of us keep our medications in a bathroom medicine cabinet, but experts say that’s not the most appropriate place. “Storing them in the bathroom can introduce moisture to the medications, which ...

Kosair for Kids is partnering with several organizations to spread the word. According to Kentucky's Child Fatality and Near Fatality External Review Panel, more than one-third of all cases reported ...

The Institute for Safe Medication Practices has signed a contract with the FDA to assist in evaluating products and issue alerts about emerging drug safety issues. The ISMP, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit ...

Most of us bring medicines home, tuck them into a bathroom cabinet or leave them on a kitchen shelf and never think twice about it. But the way you store your medicines can make the difference between ...