Solving Patient Safety and Medication Safety Challenges with Software, Automation, Packaging, Distribution and Consulting Solutions
The McKesson Medication Safety Advantage is a comprehensive solution that helps ensure patient safety and medication safety at each stage of medication management—prescribing, transcribing, administering, dispensing and monitoring. As the only single-source provider that integrates software, automation, packaging, distribution and consulting solutions, we help health care organizations create a complete medication safety strategy.
In fact, many McKesson customers have created a strong culture of patient safety with process redesign and technology that enables better collaboration and communication among caregivers. These organizations have invested in patient safety technology—from bar code medication dispensing and medication administration systems to electronic prescribing, documentation and alerting solutions—and have enviable results.
Breadth and Depth
As you launch or broaden your patient safety and medication safety strategy, consider this: McKesson is the nation’s leading health care IT services company and provides the greatest depth and breadth of pharmaceuticals and technologies that make health care safer while reducing costs. We’ve been at the forefront of major breakthroughs in medication management and pioneered:
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Safe medication practice is a priority at St. Mary Mercy Hospital. Our team of quality professionals has coordinated a consistent team approach to improving medication safety. The Medication Safety Committee coordinates this approach and actively encourages the reporting of all medication occurrences including those that are identified before potentially reaching our patients.
Our electronic medical record includes automatic alerts informing prescribers of patient allergies and adverse interactions.
The Medication Safety Committee recognizes that patients who actively participate in their healthcare are much less likely to be involved with an adverse medication event. We encourage patients to speak-up about concerns they have related to their hospital stay, especially if these concerns involve medications. An easy, effective way to ensure that you receive appropriate medication therapy is to maintain an accurate and complete list of medications you are currently taking. Present this list to your healthcare provider each and every time you seek care. This simple practice has been proven to significantly reduce medication related errors. We have developed a tri-fold Medication Card that can be kept in your wallet and used to record current medications. The cards are available free of charge by asking any member of the care team.
Learn more about St. Meary Mercy Livonia Hospital’s medication safety.
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The Alliance for Patient Medication Safety (APMS) will serve as the premier national patient-centric medication safety evaluation system in the country.
APMS strives to foster a culture of quality within the profession of pharmacy that promotes a continuous systems analysis to develop best practices that will reduce medication errors, improve medication use and enhance patient care. APMS is dedicated to encourage voluntary reporting of patient safety work product and perform analysis and aggregate information to improve quality of care provided by the pharmacy workforce. Through analysis of collected patient safety work product data the PSO will provide recommendations for prevention of reported medication errors in order to improve patient safety and the delivery of quality health care. Our PSO will encourage a culture of safety by providing recommendations on best practices and workflow processes designed to reduce medication errors, improve medication use and minimize patient risk.
Learn more about the Alliance for Patient Medication Safety at MedicationSafety.org.
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