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Medication Reconciliation: Finding Solutions Through Process Mapping
Medication Errors:
- Omissions
- Duplications
- Dosing errors
- Drug interactions
The process of medication reconciliation can help you to avoid these potentially life-threatening errors.
Hear how Richard Bailey, MD, St. Clare’s Hospital used process mapping to design a brand-new approach to medication management in an all-digital hospital environment.
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Managing Patient Flow:
Reducing Hospital Overcrowding
Has your Emergency Department lost its capacity to meet the demands of the elastic nature of emergency admissions?
Are you losing highly qualified nursing staff?
Many hospitals across the nation are dealing with these problems.
See what Dr. William Redwood, from WellStar Kennestone Hospital, in Marietta, Georgia is experiencing at his facility, and tune in to this month's program to learn what steps hospitals like WellStar Kennestone are taking to improve the number of qualified nurses and reduce hospital overcrowding.
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Technological Solutions to Patient Safety
Communication systems that transmit information across settings and care providers bring consistency and coordination to care practices, leading to safer patient care.
The effective and appropriate use of technology makes critical patient information available on a timely basis:
- Enabling appropriate patient management
- Eliciting patient care reminders
- Raising flags about medication dosages, therapeutic uses and interactions
- Enabling communication among providers
See what Dr. David Jaimovich, Chief Medical Officer, from Joint Commission Resources has to say regarding technology and the human factor in patient care.
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Using Data to Drive Organizational Performance
Are the Performance Improvement Standards being met at your facility?
After implementing a perinatal safety initiative at Seton Medical Center in Austin Texas, the incidences of birth trauma have significantly decreased.
Initiation of organization wide guidelines, training with high-tech simulations, and instruction focused on cooperation and communication among the staff has demonstrated dramatic and sustainable results.
Listen to what Dr. Frank Mazza, Vice President, Medical Affairs, has to say about this successful initiative.
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Emergency Preparedness: Collaboration, Communication, and Coordination
Will your hospital be prepared if a disaster strikes?
The Joint Commission has added several new Standards and dozens of Elements of Performance regarding Emergency Preparedness.
These new Standards address the six critical functions of emergency management:
EC.4.13 - Communications
EC.4.14 - Resources
EC.4.15 - Safety and Security
EC.4.16 - Staff
EC.4.17 - Utilities
EC.4.18 - Clinical Activities
Are you prepared to demonstrate compliance with these new Standards?
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Emergency Preparedness: Is Your Community Ready to Respond?
The recent collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, MN emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive emergency management strategy.
See how the staff at Hennepin County Medical Center and North Memorial Medical Center in Minneapolis executed well-prepared emergency strategies and discovered ways to make improvements for the future.
This program examines existing management strategies and identifies areas for improvement. Advice on developing a comprehensive, proactive, and practical crisis plan is also outlined.
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