New IOM report underscores ongoing threat of med errors.
Technology may improve the error rate, but careful implementation is absolutely critical. Health care provider groups should actively monitor their progress in improving medication safety. Medication reconciliation is a worthy goal, but implementation is proving more difficult than anticipated.
D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States