Medication errors involving outpatients are thought to be more common than those involving inpatients.

Medication errors have been cut by 66 per cent and 30-day mortality (a key indicator) has fallen by 17 per cent.

In one study, the frequency of medication errors declined by 50% after prevention activities were implemented in a 700-bed hospital.

The company specializes in two areas: reducing medication errors and prevention of health care-associated infections.

This benefit has had major implications in recent years given the prevalence and magnitude of medication errors.