Medication Errors and Hospital Admissions, a Tale of Woe

Authors

Allison Greco, MD, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
René Daniel, MD, Center for Human Virology, Division of Infectious Diseases and Environmental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, 1020 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USAFollow
Raymond Janowski, MD, Thomas Jefferson University HospitalFollow
Bracken Babula, MD, Instructor in Medicine, TJU Primary Care Physician, Jefferson Internal Medicine AssociatesFollow

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Description

Goal for Improvement:

To improve proper medication regimens for patients as they transition between healthcare settings

So that patients achieve improved outcomes and reduced hospital admissions caused by medication errors

SMART aim is to decrease teh number of discrepancies between discharge medication lists and pill bottles or blister packs produced at one-week follow up with Jefferson PCP by 10% within six months.

Publication Date

6-10-2016

Keywords

Medication Errors and Hospital Admissions, a Tale of Woe, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Quality and Safety

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Recommended Citation

Greco, MD, Allison; Daniel, MD, René; Janowski, MD, Raymond; and Babula, MD, Bracken, "Medication Errors and Hospital Admissions, a Tale of Woe" (2016). House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019). Poster 13.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/13