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Primary Care Intervention: Medication Reconciliation Reduces Rehospitalizations, Dianna Twombly
Primary Care Intervention: Medication Reconciliation Reduces Rehospitalizations, Dianna Twombly
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Practice Problem: Patients are put at risk for adverse medications events when diligent care is not taken by healthcare staff. Medication discrepancies and oversights from medical personal can lead to severe illness or even death of a patient.
PICOT: The PICOT question for this project is: For patients 65 years and older (P) does a review of a hard copy of discharge instructions (I)compared to current practice during a visit, (C) impact the number of hospital readmission (O)in eight weeks (T)?
Evidence: Medication reconciliation at each point of care, patient education on medication management, and involving patients in their own …
Effect Of Dedicated Admission Medication Reconciliation On Patient Care In 100-Bed Acute Care Hospital, Judy Mcmanus
Effect Of Dedicated Admission Medication Reconciliation On Patient Care In 100-Bed Acute Care Hospital, Judy Mcmanus
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Practice Problem: Medication reconciliations are often completed inadequately or inaccurately when patients are admitted to the hospital. Findings at the study site identified an average of two pharmacy interventions necessary per admitted patient to correct home medication lists after completion of the medication reconciliation.
PICOT: The PICOT question that guided this project was “In adult patients admitted to a 100-bed acute care hospital (P), how does use of the MATCH toolkit for medication reconciliation process steps (I), compared to the current process of home medication reconciliation completed by the physician prior to nursing or pharmacy team review (C) affect accuracy …
Decreasing Readmissions In Medically Complex Children, Colleen Bartlett
Decreasing Readmissions In Medically Complex Children, Colleen Bartlett
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Practice Problem: There was a report of an existing practice problem of increased 30-day readmission rates in medically complex children at an outpatient clinic within an extensive hospital system. Hospital readmissions can cause clinical, social, and financial burdens to the patients and their families and thus reflected a need for interventions to reduce readmissions.
PICOT: The PICOT question that guided this change project: In medically complex pediatric patients ages 0-17, what is the effect of a discharge intervention bundle in reducing all-cause 30-day hospital readmissions compared to current practice within an 8-week timeframe?
Evidence: The literature revealed 18 …
The Effect Of Medication Reconciliation Timeout On Patient Safety: An Evidence-Based Project, Renante Dizon
The Effect Of Medication Reconciliation Timeout On Patient Safety: An Evidence-Based Project, Renante Dizon
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Practice Problem:There was a report of a high rate of medication errors from inaccurate medication reconciliation during admission to a local hospital in South Texas. The medication error rate was 14.88% on 20 reviewed charts, and 85% of all evaluated charts contained at least one medication discrepancy.
PICOT: This evidence-based, system-change project was guided by the following PICOT question: For nurses administering medication in a long-term acute care hospital, does the implementation of Medication Reconciliation Timeout Process (MRTP) decrease the medication errors, compared to the usual medication practice, in one month?
Evidence: Thirteen pertinent studies recommended the use of …