Medical Record Documentation Guide

January 30, 2019
STET General CAMH
Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Survey Preparation

Use this tool as a guide for ongoing record reviews. Next to each question, note whether the standard was met (√), not met (X) or not applicable (NA)

Antimicrobial Stewardship Checklist

January 29, 2019
STET Manager Training Tools
Accreditation, Medication Management, Quality Improvement, Survey Preparation

Medication Management Tracer

January 29, 2019
STET Tracers
Medication Management, Quality Improvement, Survey Preparation

Improving medication safety, including labeling, preparation, and adminstration. 

Checklist 11: Medication Management (MM)

January 20, 2019
Mock Tracers & Checklists
Accreditation, CMS, Joint Commission, Medication Management, Survey Preparation

Note: The checklist is in the 3rd page of the download file below

Medication safety remains a top priority during surveys, and rightly so: Adverse drug events (ADE) are among the most common misadventures in healthcare. The Joint Commission is constantly...

USP deadline on hazardous drug handling postponed until 2019

December 1, 2017
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28 Issue 12
Medication Management, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

The U.S. Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) has announced it intends to push back the compliance deadline for USP Chapter <800> “Hazardous Drugs...Read More »

How to handle malignant hyperthermia

October 1, 2017
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28 Issue 10
CMS, Medication Management, Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Survey Preparation

Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a key focus for surveyors. Schedule drills for staff on finding the emergency carts with the proper drugs to treat...Read More »

The Joint Commission pain management dead-line is approaching fast

October 1, 2017
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28 Issue 10
Accreditation, Medication Management, Quality Improvement

Start delegating work now to get your facility ready by January
The Joint Commission finally has prepublished its new and revised pain...Read More »

Q&A: What you need to know about compounding medicine

August 1, 2017
Briefings on Accreditation & Quality - Volume 28 Issue 8
Accreditation, Environment and Facilities, Medication Management, Survey Preparation

The Joint Commission unveiled a new Medication Compounding Certification (MCC) program in January with the goal of reducing the harm stemming from...Read More »

ISMP’s targeted medication safety best practices for 2017

July 25, 2017
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 18 Issue 4
Medication Management, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

Editor’s note: The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) released its 2016–2017 Targeted Medication...Read More »

ECRI: The rules on copying and pasting medical information

July 25, 2017
Patient Safety Monitor Journal - Volume 18 Issue 5
Medical Error Prevention, Medication Management, Patient Safety, Policies and Procedures, Quality Improvement

In 2016, the ECRI Institute’s Partnership for  ...Read More »

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