A continuous quality improvement project to reduce medication error in the emergency department.

Background: Medication errors are a common source of adverse healthcare incidents particularly in the emergency department (ED) that has a number of factors that make it prone to medication errors. This project aims to reduce medication errors and improve the health and economic outcomes of clinical care in Hong Kong ED.

Methods: In 2009, a task group was formed to identify problems that potentially endanger medication safety and developed strategies to eliminate these problems.

An evaluation of compliance and performance following the introduction of the Inter-Facility Transport Triage Guideline.

Background: In Hong Kong, the reorganization of healthcare frame work for better utilization of resources has led to an increase in the frequency of inter-facility transport in recent years. An Inter-Facility Transport Triage Guideline (IFTTG) was introduced and evaluated on its compliance and performance. This study aimed to evaluate the compliance to the IFTTG and performance of inter-facility transport after the IFTTG was implemented.