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61. Improving Medication Safety for Older Adults | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    March 01, 2022 - “With funding from AHRQ, I have been able to look at medication safety from a systems perspective and … With funding from AHRQ, she designed and implemented a medication information resource for pharmacists … , reducing ADEs caused by continuing to refill a discontinued medication. … how health IT can be used to improve medication safety. … Related AHRQ Resources Medication Management Strategy: Intervention . Your Medicine: Be Smart.

62. Preventing Medication Errors Among Children With Chronic Conditions in Outpatient and Home Settings | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - Medication errors that occur outside the hospital can be lethal for children with chronic conditions, … One in four children has a chronic condition and one in five takes a daily medication. … In general, failures in communication about changes in medication doses were common, and one in four … With a continued focus on reducing medication errors in children with chronic conditions, Dr. … Walsh and her team are testing is one that adds pharmacists, who are experts in medication management

63. Six Texas Hospitals Improve Care With AHRQ Medication Reconciliation Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - Truth" for medication reconciliation. … Current medication profiles are now printed and brought with the nurse on the post-hospital visit. … These changes have improved the accuracy of the medication profile. … conferences and more emphasis is placed on medication reconciliation during employee orientation. … at a patient's house when a medication change occurs and in the office chart.

64. Tip Sheet: Improving Hypertension Medication Adherence | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    September 01, 2018 - Cholesterol Management Evidence and Resources Tip Sheet: Improving Hypertension Medication … Urinary Incontinence Tools for Change Tip Sheet: Improving Hypertension Medication … Adherence Resource title: Improving Medication Adherence Among Patients with Hypertension: … non-adherence and how to use the SIMPLE method to improve medication adherence among patients. … Page originally created August 2018 Internet Citation: Tip Sheet: Improving Hypertension Medication

65. Final Progress Report: Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - Key Words: medication reconciliation, medication errors, adverse drug events, health literacy, medication … The research pharmacist's medication history was compared with the physician's medication history and … orders and medication history. … The presence of a medication list may help prevent discrepancies in patients’ medication histories. … Medication reconciliation: a practical tool to reduce the risk of medication errors.

66. Georgia Hospitals Improve Medication Reconciliation Process With AHRQ Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - Baseline data showed that staff members consistently omitted medication route in home medication lists … Gilbert, RN, Director, Quality and Clinical Practice, and Medication Reconciliation Project Sponsor. … As a result of these efforts, compliance with the collection of a complete medication list increased … of creating and maintaining a medication list. … , and reconciliation of medication lists increased from 25 to 95 percent.

67. Four Missouri Hospitals Use AHRQ Toolkit to Improve Medication Reconciliation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - A baseline audit showed that medication lists developed at admission were complete only 55 percent of … Compliance with completing the medication lists with medication strength and dose increased from 55 to … Mary's charted their medication reconciliation process to ensure a successful match. … improve accuracy of the medication history on the inpatient unit from 22 to 48 percent. … This multifaceted approach led to improvements in Liberty's medication reconciliation process.

68. Six New Jersey Hospitals Reduce Adverse Events With AHRQ Medication Reconciliation Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - It also supports the further success of our medication reconciliation process." … , concise communication with a focus on safe medication outcomes, accurate handoffs, and the reduction … with obtaining an accurate medication list improved dramatically. … The team spent considerable time and effort reviewing the electronic medication reconciliation process … The AHRQ collaborative served as the catalyst for revitalizing our focus on medication reconciliation

69. Chapter 5. Education and Training | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - This section contains materials developed for training on medication history taking and performing medication … Patient's own medication list. * When nurses and/or pharmacists learn new information during medication … How to Perform Medication Reconciliation. … Different Medication Ordered: Medication in the same therapeutic class is ordered on admission or is … in beginning the medication history process.

70. Maryland Hospitals Revise Medication Reconciliation Process With AHRQ Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - The toolkit provides clear instructions on creating flowcharts to avoid gaps in reconciling medication … ; and assisting in the design and implementation of a single, shared medication history called the "One … Mercy Medical Center in Baltimore had a "One Source of Truth" for collecting medication histories in … the emergency department (ED), but when patients were admitted to a unit, medication information was … Additional Maryland hospitals that improved medication reconciliation by updating their policies and

71. Four New York Providers Use AHRQ Medication Reconciliation Toolkit to Improve Care | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - Examples of medication discrepancies identified include: insulin excluded from the hospital discharge … medication reconciliation list, a patient discharged on Percocet with a known allergy for the drug, … These interventions resulted in the medication lists being complete and accurate 88.2 percent of the … These factors prevented the medication history from functioning as a "One Source of Truth." … As a result of these efforts, compliance with medication reconciliation has exceeded 78 percent since

72. Missouri Hospitals Improve Medication Reconciliation Process Using AHRQ Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - Over 6 months, compliance with the collection of a complete home medication list increased from 43 to … Louis, Missouri, made changes to its medication reconciliation process by creating a new form for the … emergency department waiting room that asked patients to complete their home medication list. … Over 4 months, compliance with collection of a complete home medication list increased from 63 to 73 … Over 8 months, compliance with collection of a complete home medication list improved from 90 to 100

73. Chapter 6. Assessment and Process Evaluation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - identified roadblock to effective medication reconciliation. … Taking Medication Reconciliation "on the Road." … Reinforce the importance of obtaining a complete and accurate medication history, documenting the medication … to effective medication reconciliation. … Prospective audits are ideal for medication reconciliation since interventions can be made if medication

74. Chapter 1. Building the Project Foundation: Gaining Leadership Support Within the Organization | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    July 01, 2022 - Linking medication reconciliation with other initiatives. … up to 85 percent of medication discrepancies. … Meisel, PharmD, at the Joint Commission/Institute for Safe Medication Practices Medication Reconciliation … time to obtain medication history 9 minutes/patient Average time to obtain medication history and … Carry medication information at all times in case of an emergency.

75. Michigan Providers Improve Medication Reconciliation Process With AHRQ Toolkit | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - reconciliation policy to clearly define responsibilities for medication reconciliation and developed … Over 5 months, compliance with collection of a complete home medication list increased from 0 to 100 … , date, and time the patient received the medication before discharge. … "Participation in this project helped our facility improve our medication reconciliation process and … patient safety in obtaining the most accurate home medication list on admission," says Pat Nelson, RN

76. Two Indiana Facilities Use AHRQ Toolkit to Revise Medication Reconciliation | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2014 - The toolkit provides clear instructions on creating flowcharts to avoid gaps in reconciling medication … Providence also educated its residents on the importance of maintaining an accurate medication list in … Over 5 months, compliance with the collection of a complete home medication list improved from 57 to … The hospital assigned responsibility for completing medication reconciliation to the ICU charge nurse … The post-anesthesia care unit can now print an updated medication list after surgery, and the surgeon

77. Final Progress Report: TOP-MEDS CERT: Tools for Optimizing Medication Safety (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - The algorithm flags possible medication errors if three conditions occur: (1) a medication (Drug A) … In five of the 16 orders (31%), no medication error occurred. … Cycloserine was the intended medication. … Automated detection of look-alike/sound-alike medication errors. … regimen; 2) have fewer discrepancies in their medication lists; 3) take their medication regimen more

78. Final Report: Improving Drug Safety (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2024 - The primary outcome of the study will be the occurrence of medication errors. … Errors Medication errors can occur at any of several points in the process of medication use, including … medication use process (Bates et al 1996). … Verifies Relevance of Alert No Error Detected Medication Label Printed Medication Dispensed Problem … All three projects resulted in a measurable decrease in medication errors.

79. Medication or Other Substance Dashboard | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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    October 01, 2023 - of Patient Safety Databases (NPSD) Data Reporting Tools NPSD Dashboards Medication … SHARE: Go to NPSD Dashboards Medication … Page last reviewed October 2023 Page originally created June 2019 Internet Citation: Medication

80. The PeaceHealth Ambulatory Medication Safety Culture Survey (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2007 - The PeaceHealth Ambulatory Medication Safety Culture Survey The PeaceHealth Ambulatory Medication … Culture of medication safety items 1. … medication safety was implemented. … culture of medication safety did not. … Medication reconciliation: Transfer of medication information across settings – keeping it free from