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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/2006LeonhardtPagel_052411comp.pdf
June 01, 2006 - Patient Safety Council
Kathy Leonhardt, MD, MPH
Patti Pagel, RN
Aurora Health Care
June 2006
Medication … Medication Safety
Patient Role
• One out of 4 patients do not follow physician advice,
primarily due … Identify and implement interventions through
out the community
• Measurements: Accuracy of medication … Medication bag
2. Personal medication list
3. Computer programs for providers
4. … medication list =
• A
• B
• C_____________
Inaccurate:
• D (on chart but not taken
by patient) OR
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/E-Prescribing%20and%20Medication%20Management%20(1).pdf
March 31, 2009 - Staff review and call back if
needed
Select medication; check current
medication list for drug interaction … or duplication
Select medication; check
current medication list for drug
interaction or duplication … Pink box means expected change with Medication History. Yellow box
for F&B. … Medication History for Hospitals
•
Provides clinicians convenient access to up-to-
date medication … ��dbell@rand.org �
Generating Accurate Medication Information
Need for Medication Lists
Accurate
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/assessment-pediatric-look-alike-sound-alike-lasa-substitution-errors/annual-summary/2010
January 01, 2010 - errors occur when a patient receives an incorrect medication because its name is spelled like or sounds … like another medication. … While medication errors have been studied in the pediatric population, the frequency of LASA-specific … The error rates of these 200 medication pairs will then be estimated by reviewing patient medication … To measure the error rates of the final list of medication pairs, the team will review patient medication
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/2011_017072_lobach_pdf_3.pdf
January 01, 2011 - The clinic-directed intervention generated medication management reports displaying a 1-year list of … (Achieved)
• Implement and evaluate the impact of two complementary interventions for medication … because of apparent ineffectiveness, when the actual issue was
nonadherence to the medication. … The perceived value of the medication management project intervention led the Medicaid care management … management via the integration and utilization of medication management
systems and technologies.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/page/Strom.ppt
May 28, 2005 - Slide 1
CCEB
IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY
BY REDUCING MEDICATION ERRORS
Brian L. Strom, M.D., M.P.H. … Use Process
PRIME: Program for Reduction In Medication Errors
CCEB
OVERALL APPROACH
Focus - the … occurrence of errors anywhere along the entire pathway of medication use
Drugs with ubiquitous use … errors
To determine if houseofficers’ experience of workplace stress affects the risk of medication … CCEB
Center for Excellence in
Patient Medication Safety:
Investigative Teams
Brian L.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/using_information_technology_for_patient_centered_communication_and_decisionmaking_about_medications_2010_pdf__2.pdf
January 01, 2010 - Medication
management in primary care is extremely complicated, given the continually expanding array … Patients then review the medication information contained within the system, indicating if there are … The physician will then clarify
any issues with the patient and update the patient’s medication list … If a new medication is
prescribed, the system will generate a plain-language medication information … (Achieved)
• Use the EMR to encourage patient-centered medication management and extend the EMR
medication
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r01hs014947-porter-final-report-2007.pdf
January 01, 2007 - All medication orders
were written on paper. … Outcome: Medication Error
The primary outcome was the number of medication errors per 100 patients … Evaluation of ED-Based Medication Actions. … The nurse reviewed all available medication-
related evidence, including medication order sheets, medication … The interface design for capture of medication data considers how a patient might recognize
a medication
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017248-adams-final-report-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Each call also addressed medication safety examining: 1) what medications on the EHR
medication list … the child was actually taking; 2) age appropriate medication use; and 3) if taking
asthma medication … Fever and cold medication use and
dosing of liquid medication (0-11 yrs)
Outcome(s) % of families … with inappropriate medication use, Number
of medication errors detected by PHP, number of
medication … If on a controller
medication: Inform family of action of controller
medication with clinician and
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs018151-smith-final-report-2013.pdf
January 01, 2013 - The primary outcome was discharge medication errors. … PCPs wanted a brief description of the hospital course, discharge medication and
medication reconciliation … The frequency of unintended medication variances
(medication errors) was found to be lower during the … 1,009 (29) 814 (29)
Medication error 645 (18) 359 (13)
Clinically important medication error … medication errors: a quasi-experimental
study.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/BarrierstoMeaningfulUseAppendixA.pdf
January 01, 2010 - More than 80% of patients have at least one entry
recorded as structured data
Maintain active medication … lists, medication allergies)
More than 50% of requesting patients receive
electronic copy within … orders
More than 30% of patients with at least one
medication in their medication list have at least … one
medication ordered through computer provider
order entry
Implement drug-drug and drug-allergy … reconciliation between care
settings
Medication reconciliation is performed for more
than 50%of
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/better-medication-management-slides-021611.pdf
February 16, 2011 - Preventing Medication Errors: Quality Chasm Series. … Adverse drug events causes by medication errors in medical inpatients. … Retrospective analysis of mortalities associated with medication errors. … Develop a set of medication safety
indicators relevant to primary care
2. … Safety Measures Over Time
Medication Error Prevention Strategies
Practice Strategies
Accurate Medication
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r18hs017072-lobach-final-report-2011.pdf
January 01, 2011 - Demonstrate the ability to produce medication management reports and
medication alert notices in the … Evaluate Economic Impact of Medication Management System. … Sample medication report
Figure 3. … adherence rates by medication and medication class and to
detect probable low medication adherence. … discussing medication adherence issues with a patient.
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/patient-centered-care-slides-033011.pdf
March 30, 2011 - PHR medication screen
Medication warnings on home page
IowaPHR tracking health information … inventory,
medication management behaviors, SF-12 v2,
demographics
• ACOVE-3 measures of medication … list 219 (42.9) 574
Previous Medication List 36 (7.1) 52
Medication Warnings 24 (4.7) 34
Wallet Sized … M. and Avorn, J. (2007), Quality Indicators for Medication Use in Vulnerable Elders. … Iowa PHR
Iowa PHR login screen
Iowa PHR welcome screen
Iowa PHR medication screen
Iowa PHR medication
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/uc1hs015400-brown-final-report-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - The goal is to increase the
number of medication errors reported. … Count of severity levels for reported medication errors
Figure 1c. … Count of where in process the reported medication error occurred
Figure 2b. … Count of severity levels for reported medication errors
Figure 4c. … C ount o f st aff who d is covered the rep orted medication error
Figure 9a.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/evaluation-effectiveness-health-information-technology-based-care-transition/annual-summary/2011
January 01, 2011 - Patient clinical outcomes include patient adherence to medication instructions after discharge, patient … receipt of reconciled medication lists, hospital readmission rates, ambulatory followup visits, and … The final medication reviews, to verify the accuracy of patient-friendly medication lists distributed … at discharge and EHR medication lists at time of telephone call were conducted via telephone and chart … reconciliation, and medication correctness (i.e., whether medications are being taken correctly).
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/activity/r18hs017864-ciemins-annual-summary-2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - receipt
of reconciled medication lists, hospital readmission rates, ambulatory followup visits, and … A second intervention modified the EHR-based medication reconciliation process. … Secondary outcomes included medication reconciliation, patient medication adherence and accuracy, and … medication list, and patient report. … of information
collected at admission, and completeness of patient discharge medication list.
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digital.ahrq.gov/principal-investigator/farris-karen
September 13, 2018 - Artificial Intelligence-Adapted Text Messages
Role of Health IT to Improve Medication … September 13, 2018 - 2:30pm
This AHRQ webinar addressed the potential of health IT to improve medication … monitoring, adherence, and medication therapy management for patients with complex conditions. … system for patients with chronic conditions, the effects of a smart pillbox intervention on patient medication … discharge, and recommendations for clinical decision support used by community pharmacists delivering medication
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/virtual-continuity-and-its-impact-complex-hospitalized-patients-care/annual-summary/2012
January 01, 2012 - A pre-post study compared the frequency of discharge medication errors before and after initiation of … Primary care physicians wanted a brief description of the hospital course, discharge medication and medication … Differences in medication errors remained statistically significant on multivariable analysis adjusting … No significant differences were seen between groups in clinically important medication errors or in 30 … Clinically significant medication errors were rare and not significantly different between groups.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/comprehensive-information-technology-it-solution-quality-and-patient-safety/annual-summary/2009
January 01, 2009 - management via the integration and utilization of medication management systems and technologies. … However, due to the complicated nature of pediatric medication administration, CPOE would bring greater … During August 2005, smart pump technology for syringes was implemented to prevent medication errors at … Also, in summer 2006, the pharmacy completed a Six Sigma project targeting a reduction in medication … ADE rates, since they include known, expected medication side effects, were more variable across the
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digital.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/docs/publication/r01hs015430-gurwitz-final-report-2008.pdf
January 01, 2008 - administration process, from arranging the medication cart to completion of
medication administration … All residents who were
scheduled to receive medication during the observed medication administration … Morning medication time periods took place between approximately 7:30 am and 9:30 am, noon
medication … The steps in the medication administration process were: 1) organize
medication cart and obtain supplies … ), 4) prepare resident to receive medication, 5) provide medication to resident, 6)
observe resident