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December 12, 2012 - The patient was admitted at 6:00 p.m. to the intensive care unit (ICU) for monitoring, pain medication … The nurse took the resident's verbal order for the medication and administered the drug. … Although giving a vasoconstricting medication to a patient with narrow blood vessels could have had catastrophic … January 12, 2011
Emergency department medication lists are not accurate. … Reconciliation: Whose Job Is It?
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/49833/psn-pdf
June 01, 2018 - She realized that they were fentanyl patches—a potent opioid medication. … The nurse asked a pharmacy technician to perform
medication reconciliation, which revealed that the … therapeutic window, practitioners must provide rapid assessments
and make swift decisions to deliver the medication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/after-visit-confusion
August 21, 2007 - These summaries often include the patient's problem list, diagnostic test results, and updated medication … For instance, some portals simply allow access to basic diagnostic and medication information. … Reconciling Records
November 1, 2010
WebM&M Cases
Medication … Reconciliation Pitfalls
February 1, 2010
WebM&M Cases
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/life-threatening-infant-overdose-sodium-chloride
December 23, 2020 - The infant’s family and attending physician met regularly for discussions and reconciliation. … Systemic Causes of In-Hospital Intravenous Medication Errors: A Systematic Review. … Overnight and postcall errors in medication orders. Acad Emerg Med . 2005;12(7):629-34. … Technology utilization to prevent medication errors. Curr Drug Saf . 2010;5(1):13-8. … Interventions to reduce pediatric medication errors: a systematic review.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/new-patient-mistakenly-checked-another
October 01, 2013 - Moreover, he was already taking medication to reduce his cholesterol. … points or transitions in the care process (e.g., rooming patient, vital sign recording, order entry, medication … Computerized prescriber order entry–related patient safety reports: analysis of 2522 medication … Not So Benign
April 1, 2009
WebM&M Cases
Medication … Reconciliation Victory After an Avoidable Error
March 21, 2009
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/conversation-withwilliam-b-weeks-md-mba
May 01, 2009 - information, including errors handling results of lab work and diagnostic imaging; communication errors; and medication-related … electronically, but unless tracking numbers are assigned and consistently carried through to the results, reconciliation … member call a patient tomorrow or next week to find out how things are going after a visit or with a new medication … We also do a better job communicating vital safety information (medication and problem lists, allergies … January 31, 2011
Making inpatient medication reconciliation patient centered, clinically
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/right-regimen-wrong-cancer-patient-catches-medical-error
August 01, 2006 - Two medication classes have attracted particular interest with respect to safe administration. … Medication safety in the ambulatory chemotherapy setting. Cancer. 2005;104:2477-2483. … Medication errors among adults and children with cancer in the outpatient setting. … June 15, 2011
Medication reconciliation in ambulatory oncology. … December 29, 2014
Medication errors involving oral chemotherapy.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/not-miscarriage
June 01, 2005 - Fortunately, this patient was taking only one medication, metformin, which is pregnancy category B and … WebM&M Cases
Challenges of Diabetes Management and Medication … Reconciliation
August 5, 2022
WebM&M Cases
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2021-05/final_psnet_spotlight_inadvertent_bolus_of_norepinephrine_pp.pdf
January 01, 2021 - (ISMP) reports that that 56% of
medication errors are associated with IV medications
– Medication … administration accounts for approximately 66% of ICU medication
errors
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ICU Medication Errors … reconciliation handoffs
• While there are many types of IV infusion
mix-up errors, these types … Medication Errors. 2nd ed. … Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP). ISMP Medication Safety Alert.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-reports-adverse-events-data-linkage-study-australian-adults-aged-45-years-and-over
June 21, 2016 - October 17, 2017
Improving reconciliation following medical injury: a qualitative study
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-safety-education-20-years-after-institute-medicine-report-results-cross-sectional
October 19, 2022 - October 4, 2023
Patient, carer and family experiences of seeking redress and reconciliation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/patient-engagement-and-patient-safety
February 01, 2013 - Electronic portals offer patients access to medication lists, allergy information, and test results that … they may monitor, avoiding medication or diagnostic errors. … Their patients helped design a daily medication reconciliation sheet so that patients and families get … June 15, 2011
Medication reconciliation in ambulatory oncology. … February 18, 2011
Medication errors involving oral chemotherapy.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/health-care-delivery-and-pharmacists-during-covid-19-pandemic
June 29, 2020 - Challenges Medication Shortages Medication shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic is a growing problem … was a failure to engage barcode medication administration, a best practice in medication safety, when … Accessed November 18, 2019. [2] Medication Safety Program: Medication Safety Basics. … medication. … April 21, 2021
Avoiding a Med-Wreck: a structured medication reconciliation framework
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psnet.ahrq.gov/perspective/count-and-be-counted-preparing-future-pharmacists-promote-culture-safety
April 01, 2006 - use, but their understanding of the full medication use process (eg, optimal medication ordering/dispensing … I'm on the IOM Committee on Identifying and Preventing Medication Errors. … Medication Errors: Causes and Prevention . Philadelphia: George F. Stickley Co.; 1981. … inpatients and impact of a state-wide medication management intervention. … November 2, 2011
Implementation of an electronic system for medication reconciliation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/patient-safety-events-involving-opioid-dose-stacking
July 08, 2022 - Medication reconciliation was completed by the admitting team, confirming that he was opioid-tolerant … For example, providing the nurses with a table that notes when the medication reaches its “peak” (such … Of note, sedation typically follows medication peak.
Table 2. … Opioid Analgesics 8-9 , 10-15
Medication
Onset
Peak*
Duration* … Time-dependent drug–drug interaction alerts in care provider order entry: software may inhibit medication
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March 06, 2015 - Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
A prospective cohort study of medication … reconciliation using pharmacy technicians in the emergency department to reduce medication errors among … October 23, 2024
Sequential implementation of the EQUIPPED geriatric medication safety … June 27, 2018
Early prescribing outcomes after exporting the EQUIPPED medication safety … Electronic surveillance and pharmacist intervention for vulnerable older inpatients on high-risk medication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/role-regulator-enabling-just-culture-qualitative-study-mental-health-and-hospital-care
October 06, 2021 - August 16, 2023
Patient, carer and family experiences of seeking redress and reconciliation
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psnet.ahrq.gov/node/60611/psn-pdf
June 24, 2020 - errors, with over half of all hospital medication errors occurring at
discharge or transfer to the … However, this manual
manipulation of the medication list was what introduced erroneous instructions … Misunderstanding medication instructions can often be
attributed to limited health literacy. … “Pharmacist-led medication reconciliation to reduce
discrepancies in transitions of care in Spain.” … Beds: The impact of a bedside medication delivery program on
30?day readmissions.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/web-mm/treatment-challenges-after-discharge
January 03, 2017 - Improving medication education and reconciliation at discharge. … principles and industrial engineering methods to improve accuracy and speed of drug selection with medication … January 3, 2017
ASHP guidelines on preventing medication errors with chemotherapy and … January 26, 2022
Prevalence of potentially harmful multidrug interactions on medication
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psnet.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/final_spotlight_stacked_opioid_administration_01.03.2022.pdf
January 01, 2022 - • Medication reconciliation was completed by the admitting team,
confirming that he was opioid-tolerant … Opioid Pharmacokinetics and “Dose Stacking” (4)
Providing nurses with a table that notes when the medication … Of
note, sedation typically follows medication peak.
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Medication Onset Peak* Duration*
Fentanyl