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    Two goals to be discussed are improving the accuracy of patient identification and medication safety. To improve patient identification use at least two patient identifiers. Joint Commission is also focusing on ways to make sure patient gets the correct blood for blood transfusions. Medication safety is focusing on communication‚ recording and passing along correct information about the patient’s medication before‚ during and after the hospital admission. ("The joint commission‚" 2014) Joint

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    Teaching Plan

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    Hospital – Department of Nursing The University of Connecticut Health Center TEACHING PLAN FOR: Medication Teaching DESIRED PATIENT OUTCOMES: 1. Patient will verbalize understanding of therapeutic use: a. Rationale b. Target symptoms medication is treating c. Expectations of medication effects 2. Patient will verbalize understanding of medication prescribed: a. Name of medication (generic and trade) b. Dosage c. Frequency d. Route e. Any special instructions (i.e.‚ take

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    cultures that promote the reporting and correction of these errors in a systematic and non-punitive fashion. Multiple strategies exist to decrease and mitigate these errors‚ including medication-error analysis‚ CPOE systems‚ automated dispensing cabinets‚ bar-coding systems‚ medication reconciliation‚ standardizing medication-use processes‚ education‚ and emergency-medicine clinical pharmacists” (Weant‚ Baily‚ & Baker‚ 2014). The advances happen if the error‚ situation‚ system and human error information

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    HIPAA (1996) compliance HCS/545 10/29/12 By Sunao Slayton‚ Bonnie Zapletal Julienne Auguste‚ Toccara Grant Introduction      Responded to the situations in a way that meets HIPAA (1996) privacy‚ security‚ and HITECH (2009ond to the) breach notice requirements. Ethical issues that relate to this situation.  Follow-up with employees involved in the breach.    Recommend changes to ensure data security and privacy compliance under HIPAA (1996) Respond to the situations that meets HIPAA (1996)

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    History Of Medicare

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    July 1966 Medicare became active to everyone who was 65 years old or older and they were automatically covered by Medicare Part A. In 1969 the Task Force on Prescription drugs released the last report listing the cost and feasibility of adding medication to the coverage. In October 1972 President Nixon signed the Social Security Amendments of 1972. These amendments were the first changes made to Medicare since its initial start in 1966. Medicare became available to people who received disability

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    rehabilitation facility. A patient has been discharge from the hospital after orthopedic surgery to the care of a rehabilitation facility. The patient presents to the rehabilitation facility with orders from a podiatrist for pain medication. The podiatrist ordered 50

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    during our monthly Doctors meetings‚ the team were surprised by the findings but agreed that we all tend to look at the patient notes and cross off medications frequently but do not always discuss or document the changes. Both medical and none medical prescribers agreed that this could potentially result in a drug error whereby the incorrect medication had been omitted and there would not be any supporting written evidence. We revisited the General Medical Council (2016) and Nursing and Midwifery

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    identifying signs that indicate deterioration in the patient ’s condition‚ such as an increase in the patient’s heart rate and respiratory rate‚ hypotension and decreased peripheral perfusion such as decreased capillary refill and cool peripheries. The medication regimen that has set up for Mrs. J

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    Options. American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy. 2004-03-01. Kaboli‚ Peter J.‚ McClimon‚ Brad J.‚ Hoth‚ Angela.‚ Barnett‚ Mitchell. (2004). Assessing the Accuracy of Computerized Medication Histories. The American Journal of Managed Care. 2004-11 Salemi‚ Charles.‚ Singleton‚ Norvella. (2007). Decreasing Medication Discrepancies Between Outpatient and Inpatient Care Through the Use of Computerized Pharmacy Data. The Permanente Journal. 2007; Vol. 11 No. 2

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    Moreover‚ the usage of antipsychotics in aged care facilities have increased outside of the approved indications of administrative standards (Wastila et al. 2009)‚ and its potential benefits most probably outweigh their risks. These types of medication may or may not be effective and well tolerated (including cognitively) in the treatment of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) in elderly patients (Wancata 2004). Neil and colleagues (2003) reported that generally‚ first-generation

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