Study shows technology may help with medication reconciliation issues
Patient Safety Monitor Alert, April 29, 2009
Want to receive articles like this one in your inbox? Subscribe to Patient Safety Monitor Alert!
A new study yielded better than expected results in terms of avoiding potential drug interactions during the medication reconciliation process, reports The Boston Globe. The small study, the results of which were originally published in The Archives of Internal Medicine, showed that by incorporating different techniques for reconciling lists of patients' medications, patients were less likely to potentially suffer an adverse drug event.
The new techniques researchers employed included a computerized medication reconciliation tool along with a process redesign that required work on the part of physicians, nurses, and pharmacists. Of the 322 total patients who were part of the study, the 160 who were part of the control group could have suffered 230 potential adverse events; the 162 patients who were part of the intervention could have suffered 170 potential adverse events.
Although the study needs to be expanded, researchers were excited about the results. To read The Boston Globe's article, click here.
Want to receive articles like this one in your inbox? Subscribe to Patient Safety Monitor Alert!
Related Products
-
Reducing Readmissions: A Blueprint for Improving Care Transitions
As the healthcare industry implements reforms that will penalize hospitals for readmissions deemed unnecessary, it’s crucial...
-
Meeting Anesthesia and Sedation Challenges
Join expert speakers Mary Hoppa, MD and Bud Pate, REHS, as they provide sustainable, comprehensive solutions to help you...
-
Handoff Communication: A Structured Approach to Transitions in Care
During this 90-minute Webcast, our expert speakers will discuss the best way to implement a standardized approach to handoff...
-
Readmission Reduction Program
During this 90-minute live audio conference, our speakers will give you strategies to reduce your readmissions rate; CMS has...
-
6th Annual AHAP Conference: Orlando, FL
The AHAP conference brings together dozens of survey professionals to discuss solutions and best practices to achieve...
Most Popular
- Articles
-
- HIPAA Q&A: Flu shot requirement for hospital employees
- HealthDataInsights posts new issues for medical necessity claims
- Running an effective peer review committee meeting
- Q&A: Incidental disclosures and patient privacy
- New FAQ posted on storing laryngoscope blades
- Sneak Peek: Effort underway to establish caseload benchmarks
- Tip: Perform your own internal investigation prior to government audit
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- HIPAA 5010 deadline extended, but threat remains, says AMA
- HHS task force: Consider privacy, security with text messages
- E-mailed
-
- Running an effective peer review committee meeting
- HIPAA Q&A: Flu shot requirement for hospital employees
- What does case-mix index mean to you?
- HHS task force: Consider privacy, security with text messages
- Featured blog post: Nurses face felony charges after reporting physician to the Texas Medical Board
- Tip: Correctly code bilateral pain management procedures
- 2012 CPT code changes for ASCs: Shoulder and knee scopes and pain management
- COT basics to best
- Documentation and coding for toxic metabolic encephalopathy
- Guidance and tact key to compliant, effective physician queries
- Searched