Last updated on Nov 9, 2024

How can you apply the Poka-Yoke principle to prevent medication errors?

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Mistakes can have serious consequences in healthcare, affecting the safety and quality of care for patients and staff. That's why continuous improvement methods like the Poka-Yoke principle can help prevent errors and improve outcomes. Poka-Yoke, which means "mistake-proofing" in Japanese, is a technique that uses simple devices or methods to prevent or detect errors before they cause harm. In this article, we'll explore some examples of how Poka-Yoke can be applied to prevent medication errors, one of the most common and costly types of errors in healthcare.

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