Patient Safety Awareness MOnth
Provider Resources
Be Medicine Safe! Tips and Resources for Medication Safety
This resource is an 8 1/2" x 11" poster informing consumers about their role in medication safety and how to obtain the Missouri Center for Patient Safety medication resources.
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Brochure - What You Need to Know About Your Medicine - Tips For Medication Safety
This resource is an 8 1/2"x 11" tri-fold brochure with tips about medicine use -what consumers need to know at home, the hospital, the drug store and doctor's office.
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For Consumers - My Medicine List
A form to help consumers keep track of medicines, including over-the-counter and herbal medicines, vitamins and allergies. This form will also help consumers talk with their doctor about their medicines.
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For Consumers - My Medicine List - document in Word with space for a company logo
My Medicine List for use by consumers to help them keep track of their medicines and communicate with their health care professional. This document is in Word with a space available to enter a Company logo for distribution to consumers.
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Reconciliation Resources From Missouri Providers - Childrens Mercy - Powerpoint and screen savers
A powerpoint developed by Children's Mercy that is being used as screen savers during Safety Awareness Week to bring awareness to the medication reconciliation process.
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Reconciliation Resources From Missouri Providers - Missouri Baptist Medical Center - Mind Your Meds Form
A form and information from Missouri Baptist Medical Center for consumers to learn more about medication safety and to use to document medicines taken.
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Reconciliation Resources From Missouri Providers - St. Lukes Health System - Physician Order Form
A physician order form used by St. Lukes Health System to assist physicians in the ordering process to facilitate medication reconciliation processes.
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Reconciliation Resources From Missouri Providers - St. Lukes Health System - Progress Note
A progress record form from St. Lukes Health System to assist in communication and documentation of medication reconciliation processes.
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Case Studies on Medication Reconciliation
Articles on medication reconciliation from the American Journal of Medical Quality. Go to the link and click on PDF for automatic download of the articles.
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Joint Commission - National Patient Safety Goal-Medication Reconciliation
Joint Commission's national patient safety goal for medication reconciliation
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Joint Commission - Sentinel Event Alert from JCAHO on Medication Reconciliation Issues
Additional information from Joint Commission on its national patient safety goal for medication reconciliation issued as a Sentinel Event Alert
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Medication Reconciliation - Forms for hospital use from the South Carolina Hospital Association
Medication reconciliation forms developed by the South Carolina Hospital Association. The forms include a consumer form, a brochure, and hospital forms to document medication reconciliation.
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Medication Reconciliation - A How-To Guide From IHI
A comprehensive how-to guide for medication reconciliation from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement
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Medication reconciliation - IHI 100,000 lives campaign tools and success stories
Scroll down to Prevent Adverse Drug Events (Medication reconciliation) for information on the IHI's 100,000 lives campaigns, including resources, tools and success stories.
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Medication Safety Video Resources from ISMP
Videos for training use on medication safety from the Institute for Safe Medication Practices
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On-line Pharmacy Information - Missouri Board of Pharmacy
Information about Internet prescribing from the Missouri State Board of Healing Arts and Missouri State Board of Pharmacy
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Primary Care Interventions to reduce medication errors
A review article and meta-analysis of processes undertaken to reduce medication errors in primary care
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Recommendations and resources on medication safety from the US Pharmacopeia
Formularies, principles supporting drug use at the patient and population level, recommendations for error prevention in pediatrics, error prone abbreviations, drug products associated with errors, consumer resources.
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