How to Improve Antibiotics Stewardship for Pediatric Patients
Antibiotic stewardship has several benefits, including lowering cost of care, reducing medication side effects, and addressing antimicrobial resistance. For pediatric patients, most antibiotics are prescribed in the outpatient setting.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 114 – Reducing Medication Errors with Technology
On episode 114 of PSQH: The Podcast, Lani Bertrand, Senior Director, Clinical Marketing & Thought Leadership at Omnicell, talks about how technology can help reduce medication errors.
The Clock is Ticking on Telemedicine Prescriptions
The Alliance for Connected Care is preparing stakeholder letters to the White House and Senate and House leadership urging them to put pressure on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to extend for two years a pandemic-era waiver allowing providers to use telemedicine. Extending the waiver, currently set to end this year, would give the DEA time to create a long-sought registration process for those prescriptions.
Healthcare Leaders Are Redefining the Hospital Pharmacy
Whether it’s to keep the doors open in a rural region or address care gaps brought on by retail pharmacy closures and disruptor drawbacks, healthcare leaders are taking a closer look at hospital pharmacy operations. Some are eyeing a hub-and-spoke drug distribution model to cut costs and waste, while others are making the pharmacist a more active member of the care team.
CMOs Should be Addressing Antimicrobial Resistant Pathogens
The spike in antimicrobial resistant pathogens was likely caused by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the CDC. Drivers of the spike include longer lengths of stay, disruption of infection prevention practices, and increased inappropriate antibiotic use, the CDC says.
PSQH: The Podcast Episode 110 – The Importance of Tracking Medication Adherence
On episode 110 of PSQH: The Podcast, Dr. Juan Maldonado, a Texas-based family medicine specialist, talks about his efforts to track medication adherence.
Deprescribing is Important Element of Medication Management
The primary risk with multiple medications is medication interactions. This risk can lead to an increase or decrease in the effects of medications as well as undesired effects and side effects.
ISMP Updates Tool for Error Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations
The terms included in the 2024 List of Error-Prone Abbreviations, Symbols, and Dose Designations are gathered through reports to ISMP’s voluntary error reporting program and have been involved in harmful or potentially harmful medication errors.
Nurse Navigator Program Helps CHF Patients Find Their Way
One organization has pioneered a program aimed to empower patients with CHF and their families to navigate the complexities and challenges of their illness. Magnolia Regional Health Center has created its new Nurse Navigator program, intended to create seamless integration between prescription data fill—an important factor for prioritizing patients for targeted interventions.
Leveraging Pharmacist Expertise in Patient Safety
The HHS notes that most adverse drug events are preventable. A recent study helps quantify the impact pharmacists can have in identifying medication errors at transitions of care and the impact of a method for categorizing the scale and severity of medication errors corrected by pharmacy staff during medication reconciliation at admission.