http://radio.weblogs.com/0107584/categories/medicationHandoffsSafety/ "First do no harm." Safety is perhaps the most compelling call for change. Copyright 2002 Marcus Pierson, MD Mon, 20 May 2002 02:21:33 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss092 mpierson@peacehealth.org mpierson@peacehealth.org http://radio.weblogs.com/0107584/categories/medicationHandoffsSafety/2002/05/18.html#a184 <A href="http://radio.weblogs.com/0107584/2002/05/15.html#a94">Medication System, measure related to quality</A>. &nbsp;<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Common Measures<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></B> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 2.25pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>1. Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) per 1000 doses (safety)</P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 2.25pt"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>2. Therapeutic Range (effectiveness) </P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 2.25pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3</SPAN>. Cycle time to medication for certain medications (timeliness) </P> Marc's Pursuing Perfection Weblog http://radio.weblogs.com/0107584/categories/medicationHandoffsSafety/2002/05/15.html#a94 <FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><EM>&nbsp;</EM> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 2.4pt">&nbsp;Common Measures: Medication System <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 7.05pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 4.8pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>1. Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) per 1000 doses (safety)<o:p></o:p></P> <P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 7.05pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 4.8pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>2. Therapeutic Range (effectiveness) <o:p></o:p></P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </SPAN>3. Cycle time to medication for certain medication (timeliness)</SPAN></FONT> http://radio.weblogs.com/0107584/categories/medicationHandoffsSafety/2002/05/15.html#a86 <A href="http://radio.weblogs.com/0107584/2002/05/15.html#a84">Key Components of Whatcom Consortium's approach to Pursuing Perfection in Healhtcare</A>. <P align=center><A href="http://radio.weblogs.com/0107584/2002/05/15.html#a81">Pursuing Perfection Components in Whatcom County</A>. <IMG align=baseline alt="" border=0 hspace=0 src="C:\Documents and Settings\marpie\Desktop\PPGraphic.jpg"></P> <P align=left>We will use this or a similar graphic on the home page of the future to guide users to the parts they are interested in. We will also add search capabilities by these categories... in the future, the near future I hope.</P> Marc's Pursuing Perfection Weblog