Reducing risk of high-alert meds: Two hospitals' approach

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Two Philadelphia-area hospitals recently received patient safety awards for medication administration improvements that ranged from the very simple to the very technical. The Delaware Valley Medication Safety Award was shared in November by Northeastern Hospital of the Temple Health System and the Albert Einstein Medical Center of Jefferson Health System. The two hospitals split a $5,000 cash prize.

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