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RTN1308_B3_Tracer @ MM.03.01.01/MM.01.02.01 (Storage/LASA)
• TS: – Tracer Methodology 101: Medication Management Tracer in an Urgent Care Facility[®] [REF: MD, P&T, Phrm, RN] The Source, August 2013, Vol 11, #8, Pg 10 #JCs1308_b3 Although the stated focus is on Urgent Care, standards MM.03.01.01 (medication storage) and MM.01.02.01 (look-alike/sound-alike meds) referenced in the article are applicable to hospitals as well. …
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RTN1307_B1_Alarms (NPSG.06.01.01)
Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls •PR: – The Joint Commission Announces 2014 National Patient Safety Goal[®] [REF: EOC, MD, RN, SFT] Perspectives, July 2013, Vol 33, #7, Pg 1 Three months ago TJC published a Sentinel Event Alert (SEA) on Medical Device Alarm Safety in Hospitals (Issue 50, April 8, 2003). At the time, we…
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RTN1307_B4_Patient Flow (LD040311-2/3)
• TS: Patient Flow Success Strategies, Part 2: Harborview Medical Center[®] [REF: GB, LDR, MDx, RNx] The Source, July 2013, Vol 11, #6, Pg 1 This is the second article in a planned series of three that address the issue of patient flow. This one again uses a case study success to look specifically at ED…