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Preventing medication errors at small and rural hospitals.
May 20, 2020
McCook A. Preventing medication errors at small and rural hospitals. Pharmacy Practice News. May 6, 2020.
Small and rural facilities experience similar medication safety challenges but can have deficient resources to address them. This article outlines how lack of staff for adequate double-checks and robust barcode technology can enable high-alert medication errors in these environments. Approaches highlighted to improve medication safety are customized alerts and education.
