Errors Hit Hospitals In Ark Study Finds Widespread Mistakes
A University of Arkansas study reports errors in hospital medication occur at about 15 percent of doses. The project traces doses, categories errors such as omission wrong dose and wrong time, and tests a central pharmacy distribution system that cut errors by over half.
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William Heller
Kenneth Barker
University of Arkansas Medical Center
Little Rock
Berkeley
Calif
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Heller
Ohio
Chicago
Hartford Foundation
New York City
Berker
al Hospital
Civilian Army Rebuilding Viet Nam's War Scarred Land
A four nation civilian force under RMK BRJ grows a civilian army in South Vietnam. 3,500 Americans 1,800 Koreans 2,000 Filipinos and 40,000 Vietnamese work on 700 projects in 45 localities. The effort aims to create airports harbors hospitals housing and facilities for postwar peace while supporting US and Vietnamese goals. The loss of life includes a Viet Cong mine near Saigon killing 10 RMK workers. The flagship Cam Ranh Bay base harbor project employs 4,500 RMK workers on 30 tasks including airstrips and fuel facilities.
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Rmk-Brj
U.S
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Boise
Idaho
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New York
RMK
Brown & Root
Houston
Texas
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Charlotte
N.C
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al Uis
Navy
B.S
Stork
Bertram L
Bert) Perkins
Morrisen-Knudsen
Perkins
Southeast Asia
James Lilly
Paul Seufer
Seufer
Ial
Viet Nam
United States
Cam Ranh Bay
South China Sea
Arkansas Medical Center Eyes Central Pharmacy Savings
The program could yield dollar savings in at least two areas at Arkansas Medical Center with losses near $18,000 annually. By consolidating drugs and reducing medication errors, hospitals may cut costs by centralizing pharmacy services, potentially removing expense from nursing divisions in legal matters.
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Arkansas Medical Center
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