ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals

ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices for Hospitals

NEW BEST PRACTICE 18: Maximize the use of barcode verification prior to medication and vaccine administration by expanding use beyond inpatient care areas. a) Specifically target clinical areas with an increased likelihood of a short or limited patient stay (e.g., emergency department, perioperative areas, infusion clinics, dialysis centers, radiology, labor and delivery areas, catheterization laboratory,…