October 15, 2012 | By: Calevir
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released a toolkit “Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation.” The toolkit is designed to facilitate the reduction of patient harm due to adverse drug events or medication errors. AHRQ suggests the following advantages:
The toolkit is designed to help acute care and post-acute care facilities evaluate and improve their current medication reconciliation process. Check it out today!
A recent Pennsylvania case shows how courts narrowly interpret the PSQIA, ignoring the D & A pathway and the clear language of the Final Rule. (Ungurian v. Beyzman, et al., 2020 PA Super 105). The cour
The Center for Patient Safety wants to share this important harm-prevention advice from The Joint Commission and its Sentinel Event Alert: Managing the Risks of Direct Oral Anticoagulants. The Joint Commis
Issue: A number of events reported co CPS’ Patient Safety Organization (PSO) demonstrate poor handoff communication about the patients’ infectious disease status Examples include: Patient with
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