Both organizations will work together to develop a research study and implementation program for the F.M.M.S.D. Hospitals participating in the project will be among the first in the United States to run real-time wireless electronic ordering and charting capabilities in the medication use system. The Failsafe Design project will represent the changing paradigm of U.S. Hospital care and medication-related patient safety. We are extremely proud to be working with the ASHP Foundation, and to take a leadership role in the future reduction of medication errors. We have undertaken an extensive review and selection process to insure a suitable and well-equipped partner for this initiative. The ASHP Foundation's goal is to establish a benchmark by which American health care facilities can look to in planning their next phases of patient safety planning.
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The IOM report suggests that hospitals and other healthcare organizations may improve medication safety by implementing physician order entry, using pharmaceutical software and making relevant patient information available at the point of patient care. The program automatically checks for drug interactions, correct dosage and other possible errors, then instantly transmits this vital data in real-time to the hospital or local pharmacy, hospital nursing unit, home care or clinic. Medical and administrative records are then automatically updated, eliminating time-consuming paperwork. Not only are patients better cared for with this real-time monitoring system, hospitals will control costs, decrease paperwork, improve record keeping and supply management. The vision of the ASHP Foundation is that patients receiving medication therapy in our nation's hospitals and health systems will receive care in a safe and efficient manner, leading to optimal medication outcomes.