A study from Penn State University took a look at a relatively easy solution that might just help reduce medical errors: standardized labeling. Medication errors are costly, potentially harmful to the patient, and all too commonplace these days. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, there are more than one and a half million medication mistakes each year that caues adverse reactions in patients. These mistakes cost doctors, hospitals, and insurers more than three billion dollars annually. Volunteer participants in the Penn State Hershey study tested out a very simple solution to a complex problem: color-coded labels. Anesthesiologists, residents, … Continue reading →