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RTN1407_B4_Tracer: Medication Storage (MM.03.01.01 )
*TS: Tracer Methodology 101: Medication Storage in Hospitals[®] [REF: Phrm, P&T, PI, Sft] The Source, July 2014, Vol 12, #7, Pg 4 JCs1407_B4 Although not in the top 10 for our psychiatric hospitals, more than a third of TJC hospitals were cited on this standard in 2013. The content of this article focused largely on issues…
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RTN1405_B1_MM.01.01.03 – Hazardous Medications
Recommended Readings, Tips & Pearls *TS: 5 Sure-Fire Methods: Complying with Standard MM.01.01.03[®] [REF:MD, Phrm, P&T] The Source, May 2014, Vol 12, #5, Pg 2 JCs1405_B1 • The article provides a useful definition of High-Alert and Hazardous medications (see comments section of this article). In keeping with the format of this series, it also offers 5…
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RTN1405_B3_MM.08.01.01 – Med Error Evaluation
*TS: Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center: Journey to Improve Medication Safety[®] [REF: MD, Phrm, PI, P&T] The Source, May 2014, Vol 12, #5, Pg 12 JCs1405_B3 A 2007 report; Preventing Medication Errors by the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on Identifying and Preventing Medication Errors, estimated “that on average, there is at least one medication error per…