Findings from the ISMP Medication Safety Self-Assessment for hospitals.

Judy L. Smetzer; Allen J. Vaida; Michael R. Cohen; Diane Tranum; Mary A. Pittman; Carl W. Armstrong

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Findings from the ISMP Medication Safety Self-Assessment for hospitals.

March 6, 2005

Smetzer JL, Vaida AJ, Cohen MR, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2003;29(11):586-597.

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This article reports the results of the first national survey of mediation safety readiness in hospitals, which identified a wide range of opportunities for improvement.

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