Search Tag: Medication Errors
2025 18 Oct
Global EHR adoption surged in 2024, yet clinician satisfaction remains uneven. KLAS data reveal high vendor activity and strategic gains in countries like France, Brazil and Saudi Arabia. However, only the Middle East aligns infrastructure, training, governance and personalisation to deliver strong EHR experiences. To unlock value, healthcare systems...Read more
2025 25 Aug
Despite widespread digital advances in healthcare, medication management in European hospitals remains a largely manual and fragmented process. This inefficiency heightens the risk of medication errors, reduces operational resilience and undermines patient safety. With up to 80 million serious medication errors annually across Europe, the digitalisation...Read more
2025 16 May
In the high-stakes environment of acute care, every second matters. Clinicians must make swift, accurate decisions while navigating complex tasks, including administering medications via intravenous lines. Yet, infusion-related errors remain one of the most persistent and dangerous risks in healthcare. These mistakes can occur due to mislabelled...Read more
2025 16 May
In the high-stakes environment of acute care, every second matters. Clinicians must make swift, accurate decisions while navigating complex tasks, including administering medications via intravenous lines. Yet, infusion-related errors remain one of the most persistent and dangerous risks in healthcare. These mistakes can occur due to mislabelled...Read more
2024 02 Jul
Medicines are crucial in healthcare, but there is increasing recognition of the need to enhance medication safety and prevent medication errors to improve patient outcomes. Medication-related adverse events arise either from adverse drug reactions (usually unavoidable) or from medication errors (usually avoidable). Medication errors, encompassing...Read more
2024 25 Jun
Several studies and reports have underscored the severe consequences of workforce shortages in healthcare, particularly in the administration of cancer medication across Europe. These shortages significantly affect waiting times and patient safety, posing an overriding concern for healthcare systems. Staff shortages lead to extended waiting...Read more
2024 23 May
Patient harm is not just a statistic; it represents real individuals whose lives have been adversely affected by preventable errors within healthcare systems. In Europe, this issue is significant, with statistics indicating that as many as one in every ten patients experience harm while receiving services in hospitals. Moreover, up to 40% of patients...Read more