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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/norepinephrine-dosing-error-associated-multiple-health-system-vulnerabilities
November 27, 2019 - Barcode scanning was used to confirm the correct patient and medication. … Interoperability translates the ordered medication and dosing strategy into the infusion pump, thereby … medication errors at psychiatric hospital admission. … emergency departments: a systematic review and recommendations for enhancing medication safety. … Reconciliation Pitfalls
February 1, 2010
WebM&M Cases
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49712/psn-pdf
June 01, 2014 - —Medication Error
June 1, 2014
Wolf MS. May I Have Another?—Medication Error. … Pharmacists should ensure, especially for any medication requiring a Medication Guide or risk
mitigation … Preventing Medication Errors: Quality Chasm Series. … Quality indicators for medication use in vulnerable elders. … Limited health literacy is a barrier to
medication reconciliation in ambulatory care.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/when-indications-drug-administration-blur
May 26, 2021 - The medication list was not revised during the transition. … The following Patient Safety Targets were unmet in this case:
Thorough medication reconciliation … Causes of Medication Error and Adverse Outcomes
Medication administration is complex and often leads … June 16, 2019
ISMP medication error report analysis. … June 16, 2019
ISMP medication error report analysis.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withamy-helwig-about-health-plan-patient-safety-initiatives
July 10, 2024 - If you think about medications and side effects, the health plan sees every medication refill claim no … Many health plans have pharmacists who help support patient safety functions, such as medication reconciliation … Amy Helwig: One example is medication reconciliation post discharge and working to ensure that within … A study conducted in Massachusetts highlighted the important role that health plans play in medication … prescribing and medication-related adverse events.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-plan-patient-safety-initiatives
July 10, 2024 - A study conducted in Massachusetts highlighted the important role that health plans play in medication … prescribing and medication-related adverse events. … If you think about medications and side effects, the health plan sees every medication refill claim no … Many health plans have pharmacists who help support patient safety functions, such as medication reconciliation … Amy Helwig: One example is medication reconciliation post discharge and working to ensure that within
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-safety-office-based-care-settings
January 31, 2024 - Practice review: Medication reconciliation in the ambulatory setting. … Could you talk a little bit about medication-related safety events? … Ric Ricciardi : The risk of medication error occurs at many points throughout the system. … It could also be a dosage error in the prescribing of the medication. … Perhaps they could do follow-up, community assessments, and medication reconciliation after the patient
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/857260/psn-pdf
November 30, 2023 - His pre-procedure medication instructions were to stop all medications the night prior to the procedure … Medication Reconciliation:
Obtain a detailed and accurate list of the patient's current medications, … Review the medication list to identify drugs that need to be discontinued, adjusted, or temporarily … medication
recommendations and changes throughout the process. … Preoperative Education:
Educate patients about medication changes and the importance of adherence to
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/updates-role-health-it-patient-safety
January 31, 2020 - reconciliation tools , and clinical decision support (CDS) alert systems can improve medication safety … testing, and/or vital signs are critical to the safe selection of a new medication. … Medication errors: an overview for clinicians. … Evaluating the impact of health IT on medication safety. … September 22, 2010
Piecing together medication administration.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/caution-interrupted
October 01, 2016 - Because intravenous fluconazole was not kept in the ED, the nurse phoned the pharmacy to send the medication … Nonetheless, the ED and pharmacy flagged this as a potentially fatal medication error and pursued a joint … ISMP Medication Safety Alert! The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Web site. … nursing medication errors. … September 24, 2016
WebM&M Cases
Medication Reconciliation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/interpreting-patient-safety-literature
June 01, 2005 - For instance, in a recent study of medication reconciliation ( 12 ), the significance of the reported … For instance, in the previously mentioned study of medication reconciliation ( 11 ), the outcome was … If 100 patients were discharged on this medication, some would have the error caught by their regular … Unintended medication discrepancies at the time of hospital admission. … Role of computerized physician order entry systems in facilitating medication errors.
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Improving the Discharge Process
Patient and family education at point of discharge
Medication … reconciliation at discharge
Direct communication between discharging and receiving physician/team
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/handoffs-and-transitions
February 01, 2007 - Moving to the challenges of medication safety in care transitions, two studies published in 2014 further … reinforced the importance of medication reconciliation and simplifying complex medication regimens. … Similar to the Armor study, this one found discrepancies between hospital discharge and home medication … Both studies indicate that creating a new approach to reconciling patients' discharge medication lists … and decreasing the complexity of medication regimens may go a long way toward improving postdischarge
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/disclosure-after-adverse-medical-outcomes-multidimensional-challenge
October 12, 2005 - August 16, 2023
Patient, carer and family experiences of seeking redress and reconciliation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/delirium-or-dementia
September 27, 2023 - Additionally, medication review should have been conducted, resulting in the removal of sedative or anticholinergic … Updating the Beers criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults: results of … Reconciliation With a Twist (or Dare We Say, a Patch?) … After Discharge
November 1, 2010
WebM&M Cases
Medication … Reconciliation Pitfalls
February 1, 2010
WebM&M Cases
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/medication-errors-retail-pharmacies-wrong-patient-wrong-instructions
March 19, 2019 - Medication Errors in Retail Pharmacies: Wrong Patient, Wrong Instructions. … errors in the United States. 2 The most common medication dispensing error types are incorrect medication … Mandatory Counseling and Labeling Practices
The federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 ( … Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Report an Error. … Medication Errors.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-accountability-sharing-health-care-organizational-cultures-means-patients-are-probably
May 27, 2020 - October 18, 2023
Patient, carer and family experiences of seeking redress and reconciliation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/841467/psn-pdf
December 14, 2022 - The resident ordered hourly opioid bolus
doses instead; however, the patient did not receive enough medication … nights despite discussions with
multiple physicians and the charge nurse, due to concern that the medication … https://psnet.ahrq.gov//#13
Finally, this is a case where there is no middle ground — no obvious reconciliation … halving the opioid dose would not necessarily extend the patient’s life, but it may
have rendered the medication … When reconciliation of all relevant reasons by care team members is not possible, one should make care
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withpeter-j-pronovost-md-phd
June 01, 2005 - For instance, in a recent study of medication reconciliation ( 12 ), the significance of the reported … For instance, in the previously mentioned study of medication reconciliation ( 11 ), the outcome was … If 100 patients were discharged on this medication, some would have the error caught by their regular … Unintended medication discrepancies at the time of hospital admission. … Role of computerized physician order entry systems in facilitating medication errors.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/why-admitting-mistakes-can-help-doctors-and-patients
September 13, 2023 - September 13, 2023
Patient, carer and family experiences of seeking redress and reconciliation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/primer/measurement-patient-safety
September 15, 2024 - Studies of medication reconciliation may measure processes (such as the proportion of patients for … whom a best possible medication history (BPMH) was documented at hospital admission) or outcomes (such … standardized and reliable measurement strategies , and studies have shown that variation in how medication