abstract:Albany Medical Center is the name of the umbrella organization over the Albany Medical Center Hospital and Albany Medical College in Albany, New York. Though the name Albany Medical Center referring to the two institutions on their shared campus has been used for over a century, the two institutions were fiercely independent until the formation of the formal Albany Medical Center in 1982.
The co-recipientsofthe Prize, whowill share the award, were honored at a newsconference and luncheonheldtoday at the Hilton GardenInnatAlbanyMedicalCenter.
According to presentation slides used by Timothy Lesar Timothy Lesar of AlbanyMedicalCenter, more than 20% of prescribing errors may be related to drug names and nomenclature.
According to presentation slides used by Timothy Lesar of AlbanyMedicalCenter, more than 20% of prescribing errors may be related to drug names and nomenclature.
The AlbanyMedicalCenter Prize was established in 2000 by the late Morris "Marty" Silverman, a New York City businessman who wanted to encourage health and biomedical research.