Dive Brief: Prescribing medications for kids requires unique considerations such as lower body weight, which could lead even small errors to cause patient harm. Yet little is known about how EHR usability issues affect medication errors, a new Health Affairs study says. Raj Ratwani of MedStar Health’s National Center for Human Factors in Healthcare and other… Read More: Study highlights role of EHRs in pediatric medication errors »
Here is Health Data Management’s weekly roundup of health IT contract wins and go-lives: * McLaren Greater Lansing Hospital in Michigan has integrated the Infusomat Space Large Volume Pumps of B. Braun Medical with help from Cerner, its electronic health record vendor. Nurses send infusion order data to B. Braun’s pumps. Real-time data is then… Read More: New pumps at McLaren Hospital to reduce medication errors »
Free Website Content » Health » Medicine Articles If you are one of those living with panic attack symptoms, you know it can almost take over your life. Living with the fear that you will have to suffer through another period of grief, pain, and discomfort is sometimes enough to bring on a panic attack.… Read More: Panic Attack Medication: What Is Best For Me? »
A group of metabolic disorder affecting the body’s ability to use insulin effectively or produce insulin is termed as diabetes. According to statistics, the number of people suffering from diabetes is increasing day-by-day. With the increase in the number of people suffering from diabetes, doctors are doing extensive research to find latest techniques for treating… Read More: New Diabetes Treatment without Medication »