Automated systems help you comply with medication standards
Accreditation Connection, October 28, 2003
Using a computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system recently helped one New England facility reduce errors, comply with medication standards, and direct its focus on patient care.
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' (JCAHO) medication standard MM.4.10 requires organizations to review all prescriptions to ensure the appropriateness of the drug, dose, and frequency. The JCAHO also requires a pharmacist to review all medication orders unless a delay would harm the patient. The 606-bed Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME, has used CPOE for more than 20 years, and recently upgraded its system in July to include medication alerts and a standardized nationwide database of drug interactions, says Miriam Leonard, RPh, MS, vice president of operations and patient safety officer.
Click here to read more about how the CPOE helped the facility comply with the JCAHO standard. The cost is $10. Hospital Pharmacy Regulation Report subscribers have free access with their subscriptions.
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