The Institute of Medicine has reported that 1.5 million patients are injured each year due to medication errors costing hospitals nearly $3.5 billion. Incidents of medication errors have become matters of public knowledge, making hospitals their boards, and their leadership responsible. Becoming aware of these issues and understanding where these errors can occur is the first step towards improving medication safety.
The medication system, beginning with product selection through administration of the medication to the patient and monitoring its effects, involves significant complex processes. These processes are highly prone to failure which can result in operational inefficiencies or worse, medication errors with potential adverse outcomes to the patient. Understanding medication system design and contributors to system failure is the first step.
JCR provides a compendium of practical tools, resources and best practices to help organizations understand and address some of the most challenging medication-related issues facing organizations today. Building on a wealth of experience and resources, Joint Commission Resources (JCR) works hand-in-hand with key members of health care organizations to assess, understand, and provide direction for long-term, sustainable improvement in medication safety.
This hands-on approach involves collaboration with leadership, pharmacy and clinical staff to create process flow maps, identify points of risk within each stage of the medication management process, and create solutions to engage each individual to become part of the solution.
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For more information on this service, please contact us at (630) 268-7400 or via email at consultingservices@jcrinc.com