Top Ten Medication Safety Issues Related to Hospital Accreditation Standards

Wednesday, December 5, 2012
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Planned in cooperation with the Institute for Safe Medication Practices
Activity #: 204-000-12-314-L03P / 204-000-12-314-L03T
Level of Content: General Interest
1.50 Contact Hours / Knowledge-based
Program Chair: Darryl S. Rich, PharmD, MBA, FASHP

Learning Objectives:

• List the top ten medication safety issues in hospitals that directly relate to the Joint Commission’s medication standards and National Patient Safety Goals.
  
• Cite the corresponding Joint Commission standard and element of performance number for each issue, citing at least one example of a common practice that is an issue for each standard.
  
• List at least one reason why medication safety is negatively impacted for each of these ten issues.
  
• Describe at least one strategy or set of strategies for improving medication safety for each issue that also meets the requirements of each standard.
  
• Cite at least two resources for improving medication safety in these areas.