http://www.wwpp.org/users/0000002/categories/medicationHandoffsSafety/ "First do no harm." Safety is perhaps the most compelling call for change. Copyright 2002 Marcus Pierson, MD Sun, 23 Jun 2002 21:54:08 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss092 mpierson@peacehealth.org mpierson@peacehealth.org http://www.wwpp.org/users/0000002/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://www.wwpp.org/users/0000002/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>