Healthcare has no shortage of heroes. But the people working behind the scenes to protect patients and healthcare workers from hazardous drug exposure? They rarely get the recognition they deserve.

That's why we created the Healthcare Affirmation Series, to celebrate the medication safety champions who are quietly transforming healthcare, one implementation at a time.

When we first set out to reduce exposure to hazardous drugs, our work centered on our trusted PharmD partners. Over the past five years, as we’ve helped health systems comply with USP <800> and protect their workers, one truth has become clear: nurses play a critical role in keeping everyone safe.

The overall turnover rate for oncology nurses is approximately 27%, which jumps to up to a staggering 40% among early-career nurses in their first or second year, according to a podcast by the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS).

Annual Feature Highlights Leaders Instrumental in Protecting Patients from Risks, Including Preventable Medication Errors, Like Rpharmy 

A recent Rhazdrugs implementation sparked a valuable discussion about how and why certain drugs end up on hazardous drug lists.

Remember 2004? Shrek 2 was breaking box office records, we were all singing "Yeah!" by Usher, and Facebook was just getting started. That same year, NIOSH published its first list of hazardous drugs in healthcare settings. It was a sample list of 34 drugs that would (slowly) grow into the list of 236 drugs NIOSH released in 2024.

Did you catch the blog Laura wrote recently about our time in Transylvania?  If not, check it out!  One thing our long flights and car rides afforded us was the time to catch up on our reading list.

Cloud-Based USP <800> Compliance, Hazardous Drugs Platform Honored for Innovation in Healthcare Worker Protection

Rhazdrugs Client, Medication Safety Officer to Share Real-World Use of Rhazdrugs in USP <800> Compliance, Worker Safety

Annual List Celebrates Innovative Women in Health IT Who Are Committed to Improving Healthcare Through Technology