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[capnmike]

paige, THIS Jim Stevenson is excited !!???

Did you see the FULL video with Mr. Mapes ? wow

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http://www.wowt.com/news/features/2/1783826.html

http://www.med.umich.edu/patientsafetytoolkit/overview.htm

http://wfrv.com/seenon/local_story_299115222.html

http://www.omnicell.com/news_events/release_display.asp?page=324

http://www.emaxhealth.com/94/2491.html

http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2006/05/18/1655896.htm

http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=healthcheck&id=3587503

MEDICAL MISTAKES
10.23.2005
There's a new way to prevent some possible medical mistakes.

Jim Stevenson says the blue machine on his pharmacy's countertop provides peace of mind.

Jim Stevenson/pharmacist: "Particularly in a pediatric hospital where you've got high-risk drugs and very small patients."
Pharmacists who dispense millions of doses know that even the smallest mistake can be deadly. Valimed takes human error out of the equation.
Jim Stevenson/pharmacist: "We put a small sample of the product we want to test into the device. It shoots ultraviolet at the sample."
The machine compares the sample to what's called the "fingerprint" of that particular medication. If the dose is mixed just right, the machine validates it.
Jim Stevenson/pharmacist: "This technology was initially devised to help detect explosive devices with homeland security."
The University of Michigan's Children's Hospital is the first in the country to use this technique to double-check drugs.
Phil Mapes/father: "It's comforting to know that they're taking the extra step."
For Phil Mapes' 15-year-old daughter Megan, Valimed helps balance some very high-risk medications.
Phil Mapes/father: "Dopamine, she's on morphine for pain, I don't know what they all are, but there's a bunch of different ones."
Twenty percent of all drug errors have serious consequences. With medication regimens getting more complex every year, Valimed provides an extra layer of safety.