AHRQ and the National Council on Patient Information and Education publish new consumer guide on reducing medication errors

2003 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medication Errors ◽  
Patient Information ◽  
National Council ◽  
New Consumer

Development of a Comprehensive Community Pharmacy Patient Intake Form Compliant With OBRA’90 Requirements

2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 480-484
Author(s):  
Nancy L. Borja-Hart ◽  
Maria Maniscalco-Feichtl
Keyword(s):  
Community Pharmacy ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Medication Errors ◽  
Patient Information ◽  
The State ◽  
Community Pharmacies ◽  
Research Assistant ◽  
Information Providers ◽  
First Time ◽  
Reconciliation Process

Objective: To identify whether community pharmacies are collecting the minimum patient information mandated by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA’90), and to create an intake form that meets and exceeds these requirements. Methods: Chain, mass merchandiser, supermarket, and wholesale pharmacies located within the state of Florida were eligible for selection. Only 1 pharmacy was selected from each company. The research assistant asked the pharmacy employee to describe all information requested from a patient who is bringing in a prescription for the first time and/ or provide a blank copy of their existing patient intake form. Patient intake information forms were collected between July 2008 and February 2009. Results: Of the 10 pharmacies included in this study (3 supermarkets, 3 mass merchandisers, 2 wholesale pharmacies, and 2 chain pharmacies), 40% of the studied pharmacies collected information on patient medications. All pharmacies collected at least 6 information requirements. Only 1 pharmacy was compliant with OBRA’90 requirements evaluated. Conclusion: By obtaining this information providers are in a better position to assist with avoiding medication errors and to help with the medical reconciliation process in health systems.

Implementation of Disease Prediction and Drug Recommendation

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. 3300-3303
Author(s):  
G. Likhithaa ◽  
T. Renuka ◽  
A. Christy
Keyword(s):  
Medication Errors ◽  
Patient Information ◽  
Error Rate ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Current Method ◽  
Reliable Information ◽  
Disease Prediction ◽  
Staff Time ◽  
Electronic Prescription ◽  
Classification Technique

Medication errors are one of the major problems mostly seen in the hospitals. Manual prescription of medicine is difficult now days, so electronic prescription came into form. It is the alternative to the current method of manually prescription in hospitals. This paper introduces a simple and easy classification technique that can be used to prescribe drugs according to the symptom parameters and if higher rate of symptoms exist then a better hospital for the treatment is suggested for the patient. It has many benefits for those who prescribe and dispense the medicines, and also for maintenance of medical records. The complexity of the usage of medications has increased enormously. Due to the higher demand it can lead to a greater risk of errors. Hence the usage of E-prescribing has been developed out of it with less error rate. It provides better and more reliable information about the patient’s medication. It saves staff time and improves the availability of patient information when needed. It also reduces the time spent by rewriting the charts of prescription etc.

The National Council on Patient Information and Education

JAMA ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 278 (18) ◽  
pp. 1491-1492 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. D. Sasich
Keyword(s):  
Patient Information ◽  
National Council

The National Council on Patient Information and Education

JAMA ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 278 (18) ◽  
pp. 1491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larry D. Sasich
Keyword(s):  
Patient Information ◽  
National Council

scholarly journals Medication wrong-route administrations in relation to medical prescriptions

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernanda Raphael Escobar Gimenes ◽  
Tatiane Cristina Marques ◽  
Thalyta Cardoso Alux Teixeira ◽  
Maria Lurdemiler Sabóia Mota ◽  
Ana Elisa Bauer de Camargo Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Medication Errors ◽  
Patient Information ◽  
Multicenter Study ◽  
Digestive System ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Cardiovascular Agents ◽  
The World ◽  
Medical Wards

This study analyzes the influence of medical prescriptions' writing on the occurrence of medication errors in the medical wards of five Brazilian hospitals. This descriptive study used data obtained from a multicenter study conducted in 2005. The population was composed of 1,425 medication errors and the sample included 92 routes through which medication was wrongly administered. The pharmacological classes most frequently involved in errors were cardiovascular agents (31.5%), medication that acts on the nervous system (23.9%), and on the digestive system and metabolism (13.0%). In relation to the prescription items that may have contributed to such errors, we verified that 91.3% of prescriptions contained acronyms and abbreviations; patient information was missing in 22.8%, and 4.3% did not include the date and were effaced. Medication wrong-route administrations are common in Brazilian hospitals and around the world. It is well established that these situations may result in severe adverse events for patients, including death.

Patient Information Privacy Basics

ASHA Leader ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (9) ◽  
pp. 3-46
Author(s):  
Kate Romanow
Keyword(s):  
Patient Information ◽  
Information Privacy

1709: The PCA3 Score is Independent of Prostate Gland Volume, and Can Synergize with other Patient Information for Predicting Biopsy Outcome

2007 ◽  
Vol 177 (4S) ◽  
pp. 568-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jack Groskopf ◽  
Ina L. Deras ◽  
Amy Blase ◽  
Sheila M.J. Aubin ◽  
Seongjoon Koo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Information ◽  
Prostate Gland ◽  
Gland Volume
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