Nccmerp.org

National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and

WebNCC MERP is comprised of 27 leading national health care organizations that collaborate and cooperate to address causes of medication errors and promote the safe use of …

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Recommendations to Reduce Medication Errors Associated with …

WebThe United States has reached an 59% use of electronic health records in acute care hospitals and with this change providers can now receive electronic alerts on …

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Recommendations for Healthcare Organizations to Reduce

WebThese recommendations apply to healthcare systems, hospital systems, individual hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other organized health care settings. ¹. The Council …

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Medication Error Definition

WebThe National Alert Network (NAN) publishes the alerts from the National Medication Errors Reporting Program. NAN encourages the sharing and reporting of medication errors, so …

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Recommendations / Statements NCC MERP

WebMar 13, 2020. Recommendations to Weigh Patients and Document Metric Weights to Ensure Accurate Medication Dosing (adopted October 25, 2018) Oct 25, …

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Categorizing Medication Errors

WebThe National Alert Network (NAN) publishes the alerts from the National Medication Errors Reporting Program. NAN encourages the sharing and reporting of …

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Reducing Medication Errors Associated with At-risk Behaviors by

WebReducing Medication Errors Associated with At-risk Behaviors by Healthcare Professionals. It is human nature to look for quicker and easier ways to accomplish …

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Recommendations to Reduce Medication Errors in Non-Health

WebRecommendations for Non-Health Care Settings. Where medications are stored and administered to individuals, written policies and procedures should address …

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Recommendations to Enhance Accuracy of Administration of …

WebPersonnel to whom this applies: 1) nursing staff involved in administration of medications; 2) prescribers and other personnel involved in administration of medications …

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Recommendations for Senior Leadership to Advance Medication …

WebEach healthcare organization is supervised by a group of senior leaders.1,2 This executive team is tasked with many high-level responsibilities to ensure the …

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Recommendations to Enhance Accuracy of Prescription

WebPrescribers should include patient-reported age and, when appropriate, weight (metric units is the preferred scale) of the patient on the prescription or medication …

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Recommendations for Bar Code Labels on Pharmaceutical (Drug) …

WebHealth care organizations should adopt bar coding technology to support safe medication use. Single–Unit Container – A single–unit container is one that is …

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Recommendations to Enhance Accuracy of Dispensing Medications

WebThe Council recommends that: Prescriptions/orders should always be reviewed by a pharmacist, for accuracy and appropriateness before dispensing. Any …

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Consumer Safe Medication Use

WebConsumer Information for Safe Medication Use. Experts estimate that as many as 98,000 people die in any given year from medical errors that occur in hospitals. …

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Recommendations for Avoiding Medication Errors With Drug …

WebWhoever provides the drug sample should check the expiration date and visually examine the product's integrity before giving it to the patient. Patients taking drug …

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Recommendations to Weigh Patients and Document Metric …

WebAccurate patient information (e.g., age, allergies, laboratory results) helps practitioners select appropriate medications, doses, and routes of administration. 1 One …

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Contemporary View of Medication– Related Harm. A New …

WebNCCMERP Fact Sheet_2015-02-v9.indd. Questions About NCC MERP and Medication Errors. Shawn C. Becker, M.S., B.S.N., Director Healthcare Quality Standards, Science …

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Statement Opposing the Criminalization of Errors in Healthcare

WebCriminalization does not prevent human error, nor do safety procedures prevent intentionally harmful or reckless behavior. A transparent, fair, and consistently …

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Statement on Medication Error Rates NCC MERP

WebThe goal of every health care organization should be to continually improve systems to prevent harm to patients due to medication errors. Health care organizations …

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NCC MERP Taxonomy of Medication Errors

Web24.8 Home Health Care 24.9 Mental Health Facility 24.10 Nursing Facility (Free Standing) 24.10.1 Skilled 24.10.2 Intermediate 24.10.3 Pharmacy 24.11 Outpatient …

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