2006 Midyear Clinical Meeting
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JCAHO® Hospital Pharmacy Update for 2007
Track:
Sessions
Program Code: 271-L04
Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2006
Time: 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Location:
Ballroom A (CC)
MODERATOR:
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Darryl S. Rich currently is a part-time Surveyor for The Joint Commission in the hospital, home care, and ambulatory accreditation programs. He also works as part of the Joint Commission’s Standards Interpretation Group, serving as an internal resource on pharmacy and medication management issues. He has been with the Joint Commission for over 15 years.
Darryl received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.) from the University of California at San Francisco, and a M.B.A. in Health Care Management from Bryant University in Rhode Island.
He also completed an ASHP accredited residency in hospital pharmacy from Rhode Island Hospital. Prior to coming to the Joint Commission, Darryl was Director of Pharmacy Services at Boston University Medical Center and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy at Northeastern University. He also served as National Director of Pharmacy Services for Critical Care America, Inc., a national home infusion company.
He is active member and Fellow in the American Society of Health System Pharmacists and a past President of the New England Council of Health-System Pharmacists. He has received numerous awards including the 2000 Cheers award by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, and received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Board of ASHP in 2004 for his work in medication safety at the Joint Commission.
Darryl has over 525 invited professional presentations and 75 publications in refereed journals, including 8 books and 4 video series. He resides in Roseville, California, a suburb of Sacramento.
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SPEAKER(S):
Michael Cohen
How to Measure and Monitor Your Medication Safety Efforts
Russell H. Jenkins, M.D., Medical Director, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Inc., Huntingdon Valley, PA
Gaining Physician Compliance to Your Patient Safety Initiatives
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Darryl S. Rich currently is a part-time Surveyor for The Joint Commission in the hospital, home care, and ambulatory accreditation programs. He also works as part of the Joint Commission’s Standards Interpretation Group, serving as an internal resource on pharmacy and medication management issues. He has been with the Joint Commission for over 15 years.
Darryl received his Doctor of Pharmacy degree (Pharm.D.) from the University of California at San Francisco, and a M.B.A. in Health Care Management from Bryant University in Rhode Island.
He also completed an ASHP accredited residency in hospital pharmacy from Rhode Island Hospital. Prior to coming to the Joint Commission, Darryl was Director of Pharmacy Services at Boston University Medical Center and Clinical Assistant Professor of Pharmacy at Northeastern University. He also served as National Director of Pharmacy Services for Critical Care America, Inc., a national home infusion company.
He is active member and Fellow in the American Society of Health System Pharmacists and a past President of the New England Council of Health-System Pharmacists. He has received numerous awards including the 2000 Cheers award by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices, and received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Board of ASHP in 2004 for his work in medication safety at the Joint Commission.
Darryl has over 525 invited professional presentations and 75 publications in refereed journals, including 8 books and 4 video series. He resides in Roseville, California, a suburb of Sacramento.
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JCAHO? Standards and Survey Process, and National Patient Safety Goals Update
Description
Learning Objectives:
Describe the five most problematic medication-related standards (in terms of compliance) scored on hospital surveys in 2006, and describe a method for complying with each. Describe the new pharmacy-related standards requirements and three key changes in the survey process for 2007. Describe the new National Patient Safety Goal and its requirements for 2007. Describe what measures or indicators are best for measuring and monitoring medication safety efforts. Describe three simple techniques for improving physician compliance with your patient safety initiatives.
