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Still outside the bull's eye: 2014–2015 Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices.

April 16, 2014

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute care edition. March 27, 2014;19:1-5.

This newsletter article reports results of a survey exploring hospital adherence to medication safety best practices meant to address persistent causes of harm. The investigation found poor adoption of safe practices related to oral methotrexate administration and measuring patient weight.

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