Peoria Hospital using computer program to reduce medication errors
Patient Safety Monitor Alert, April 13, 2005
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The computerized error reduction system used by St Francis Hospital in Peoria, IL, is being used as a model for the rest of the state, according to the Chicago Tribune.
Using the computerized system has helped St. Francis Hospital reduce incidences of medical error from four adverse drug reaction per 1,000 doses to 1.4 over a five-year span. Those results led the Illinois Hospital Association to launch a pilot program based on the St. Francis system in 26 area hospitals.
The system in place in Peoria is not common, however, and the Food and Drug Administration is now cracking down on hospital medication errors, which lead to adverse drug reactions. Using a computer model helps facilities determine whether a recommended drug may adversely react with a patient's other medications.
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