Medication Reconciliation: The Impact On Patient Safety
Medication reconciliation is the process of comparing a patient's medication orders to all of the medications that the patient has been taking. This reconciliation is done to avoid medication errors such as omissions, duplications, dosing errors, or drug interactions. It should be done at every transition of care in which new medications are ordered or existing orders are rewritten. Transitions in care include changes in setting, service, practitioner or level of care.
According to the Joint Commission’s Sentinel Event Database, medication errors are one of the most common causes of sentinel events. Medication errors commonly occur at points of transition in care, such as at admission, during transfer from one department to another, or at discharge. Poor communication among staff at these transition points is often the main cause of these errors.
This web-based course consist of 60 minutes of formal presentation, followed by previously recorded Q & A session.
Expert Speaker:
Jeannell Mansur, Pharm. D. FASHP, Practice Leader
Medication Safety
Joint Commission Resources
As a result of this program, participants will be better able to:
Identify supporting factors for making Medication Reconciliation a priority
Discuss and interpret the Medication Reconciliation National Patient Safety Goal
Understand trouble-shooting techniques to improve your process
Additional Features:
Access via the internet
Self-paced - stop and start at your convenience
Audio clip provided in two formats:
Flash-based for fast listening at your desktop (approximately 60 minutes total in length)
MP3 Download
Slide Presentation provided in two formats:
Flash-based for fast viewing at your desktop
PDF Download
Item Number:
WBTA0801
Price: $275.00
