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Newsletter, August 2023

Patient Safety Movement

Letter from CEO The last two months have seen some profound presentations, publications, and recommendations to improve patient safety in the US and globally. We have had a Summit meeting in Newport Beach with so many passionate world-renowned speakers on patient safety.

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Newsletter, September 2022

Patient Safety Movement

WORLD PATIENT SAFETY DAY September 17, 2022 The World Health Organization’s World Patient Safety Day calls for global unity and collaborative action by all countries and international partners to improve patient safety. Medication harm accounts for 50% of the overall preventable harm in medical care. $42

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At US Hospitals, a Drug Mix-Up Is Just a Few Keystrokes Away

KHN

BD, which makes Pyxis cabinets, said it intends to make five-letter searches standard on Pyxis machines through a software update later this year — more than 2½ years after it first told safety advocates the upgrade was coming. hospital manages, tracks, and distributes dozens to hundreds of drugs.

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At US Hospitals, a Drug Mix-Up Is Just a Few Keystrokes Away

KHN

BD, which makes Pyxis cabinets, said it intends to make five-letter searches standard on Pyxis machines through a software update later this year — more than 2½ years after it first told safety advocates the upgrade was coming. hospital manages, tracks, and distributes dozens to hundreds of drugs.