title: New IOM report underscores ongoing threat of med errors.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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