Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP)
Non-profit OrganizationsPennsylvania, United States51-200 Employees
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is a nonprofit organization focused on preventing medication errors. Based in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, ISMP is recognized as a central source of medication safety information. ISMP maintains a national voluntary reporting program for practitioner medication errors and disseminates real-time safety insights through newsletters, while offering educational programs, tools, and guidelines to support safer medication use. In 2020, ISMP formalized an affiliation with ECRI, creating a major consolidated resource for healthcare quality and safety. A recent development includes an updated set of Guidelines for Safe Electronic Communication of Medication Information, reflecting ongoing efforts to address the challenges of health information technology.