Comparing Apples to Apples: Developing Medication Safety Metrics and Improving Medication Error Reporting
Track:
Education Sessions (CE)
Program Code: 299-L05
Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Time: 8:00 AM to 9:45 AM EST
Location:
W311 F, Level 3
PRESENTER(S):
Matthew Grissinger
John Hertig
Molly Leber
Lynne Lee
PROGRAM CHAIR:
Molly Leber
Compare and contrast the types of errors seen in state-mandated reporting versus mandatory reporting and evaluate the potential implications in your practice setting.
Describe how key medication safety metrics can be developed and used to improve the medication use processes.
Identify methods to effectively target, review, and reduce medication errors.
Using a medication near-miss event, evaluate how to improve the workflow process within a department.