Teaching medication reconciliation through simulation: a patient ...
Posted on December 15, 2008 in Medication reconciliation (Default)
Errors in medication reconciliation constitute a large area of potential injury to patients. Medication reconciliation is rarely incorporated into medical school curriculums so students learn primarily fr...
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SureScripts-RxHub picks Standard Register to reduce adverse drug ...
Posted on December 13, 2008 in Medication reconciliation (Default)
"Clinician workflow is a key consideration in the medication reconciliation process," said Ken Majkowski, vice president of clinical affairs and product strategy for SureScripts-RxHub. "With Standard Register's...
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Swedish Medical Center Signs With Health Care Systems, Inc. for ...
Posted on December 8, 2008 in Medication reconciliation (Default)
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AHRQ Patient Safety Network
Posted on November 15, 2008 in Medication reconciliation (Default)
The majority of unintended medication discrepancies identified through medication reconciliation consisted of either incomplete prescriptions or unintentionally omitted medications. icon indicating hyperl...
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medication reconciliation
Posted on November 12, 2008 in Medication reconciliation (Default)
I am wondering how everyone is meeting this standard. Still a paper facility & to having to review not only their current med list and then add every med given in the ED to it seems abit much. We have a large number of...
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Concierge medicine anyone? » Malaysian Medical Resources
Posted on October 30, 2008 in Medication reconciliation (Default)
Mark : medication reconciliation is still at an infancy stage here. Pharm practitioners here are trying their best to implement it on a wide scale but support has been poor. Palmdoc : If you mean this, «link»...
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Province Celebrates Patient Safety Week | News Releases ...
Posted on October 8, 2008 in Medication reconciliation (Default)
Swedish Medical Center Signs With Health Care Systems, Inc. for ...
Posted on October 7, 2008 in Medication reconciliation (Default)
Health Care Systems, Inc. (HCS), a leading provider of medication safety solutions and the market leader in medication reconciliation solutions, has entered into an agreement for HCS Medication Reconci...
Impact of a pharmacist on medication reconciliation on patient ...
Posted on October 6, 2008 in Medication reconciliation (Default)
Strunk LB, Matson AW, Steinke D. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:643-649....
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New Research Highlights How and When Errors in Inpatient ...
Posted on October 5, 2008 in Medication reconciliation (Default)
Study findings suggest how to better prevent harmful medication record discrepancies....
Patient Safety Primer: Medication Reconciliation
Posted on October 4, 2008 in Medication reconciliation (Default)
"Patient Safety Primers guide you through key concepts in patient safety. Each Primer defines a topic, offers background information on its epidemiology and context, and highlights relevant conte......
Medication Reconciliation at Hospital Discharge: Evaluating ...
Posted on October 3, 2008 in Medication reconciliation (Default)
CONCLUSIONS: Medication discrepancies occur commonly on hospital discharge. Understanding the type and frequency of discrepancies can help clinicians better understand ways to prevent them. Structured medicat...