Medication Errors

If you’re being seen for a major medical ailment, the right diagnosis is absolutely crucial. Getting the correct treatment requires being diagnosed with the correct disease. Otherwise, you run the risk of unnecessary surgeries or procedures, being...

Your doctor has prescribed you a medication to help ease the symptoms you are experiencing. Now, it is time for you to visit your local pharmacy in Connecticut and pick up your prescription. What you may not know, is that your pharmacist can provide...

The death of a close friend or loved one is one of the hardest things to deal with, no matter who you are or who you have lost. When that death occurs through negligence or an avoidable accident, it can be even harder to take because you may be addi...

Many in people in Connecticut and all over the country take medications on a daily basis. Errors related to medication can occur on every level, from the original prescription to the methods for dispensing drugs. Because medication errors can be dan...

Little girls often love to play dress-up and put on makeup. To encourage creative play, you may have bought your daughter makeup kits, costume jewelry and princess dresses. Understandably, you also might not have given a second thought about the saf...

Americans call poison control services once every 21 seconds because of medication errors. That was one of the findings of a study conducted by two groups at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio. Researchers looked at calls related to medica...

For Connecticut families who cannot provide the care their elderly loved ones need, putting them in a nursing home may be one of the few options available. Although nursing home facilities are supposed to be able to provide proper medical care to th...

Technology usage in the medical industry has dramatically increased in the last decade. Most hospitals in Connecticut make use of computerized systems to manage patient treatment information. This includes medication dosage and instructions. While t...

It appears that fear of punitive action may be causing anesthesia providers at some hospitals to underreport errors. A team of researchers used data from the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group as well as institutional quality assurance data to...

Connecticut nursing home registered nurses have a variety of responsibilities. A 2015 University of Missouri study indicated that they are more competent at detecting medication errors at those facilities than are licensed practical nurses. When pat...

Connecticut nursing home residents sometimes have to go to the hospital. When they are discharged and return to the nursing home, it is common for medical mistakes to be made. A study shows that having a nurse practitioner visit with such patients w...