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Operationalizing A Medication Safety Gap Assessment For A Large Health System, Carley Warren, Joan Kramer, L Hayley Burgess
Operationalizing A Medication Safety Gap Assessment For A Large Health System, Carley Warren, Joan Kramer, L Hayley Burgess
HCA Healthcare Journal of Medicine
Background
Medication errors continue to be a leading cause of medical errors. In the United States alone, 7000 to 9000 people die annually due to a medication error, and many more are harmed. Since 2014, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) has advocated for several best practices in acute care facilities derived from reports of patient harm.
Methods
The medication safety best practices chosen for this assessment were based on the 2020 ISMP Targeted Medication Safety Best Practices (TMSBP) and health system-identified opportunities. Each month, for 9 months, select best practices were covered with associated tools to assess the …