As we approach Patient Safety Awareness Week, taking place from March 9 to 15, 2025, we reflect on this year’s theme: “right diagnosis, right treatment, right time”. This theme underscores the critical importance of accuracy and timeliness in healthcare, which directly impacts patient outcomes and safety. Right treatment can certainly mean the accurate, best treatment…
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Dr. Friedman’s innovative solution addresses medication line errors, which occur at a staggering 50% rate per line, with over half attributed to line confusion. His invention introduces clear GōTo® and High Alert Tags to distinguish normal saline or D5W lines from high-risk medications like Heparin, supplemented by a NōGo® port cover that acts as a physical “hard stop.” These straightforward, visible, and haptic-encoded tags offer a no-tech approach that significantly enhances patient safety, underscoring the potential for simple tools to bring about transformative changes in healthcare.
Did a medication error affect you or a loved one, or have you experienced IV line medication errors as a healthcare provider? We want to know your story.
Did a medication error affect you or a loved one, or have you experienced IV line medication errors as a healthcare provider? We want to know your story.