Medication Reconciliation: Solutions to meet Joint Commission’s 2011 Changes
Product Description:
AUDIO CONFERENCE
Sponsored by: The Association for Healthcare Accreditation Professionals
Presented on Thursday, February, 24, 2011
Are you ready for the return of medication reconciliation in 2011?
In December, 2010, The Joint Commission completed its analysis of this consistently problematic standard and announced newly revised requirements to be implemented in 2011. Join experts Bud Pate, REHS and Dan Ross, PharmD, for an in-depth discussion of the changes along with practical strategies to improve your current medication reconciliation practices.
Benefits:
- Receive in-depth, expert analysis of the 2011 medication reconciliation standard changes
- Understand what is meant by the new standard wording including “good faith effort”, and “useful format”
- Prepare and train staff on the revised requirements to enable them to answer any surveyor questions
- Compose or maintain a successful inpatient and non-inpatient medication reconciliation process
- Make sure your processes line up with the latest regulatory changes
Learning Objectives
- Operationalize the new relaxed Joint Commission expectations for medication reconciliation effective in a few months
- Integrate medication reconciliation with other traditional and required physician, nursing and pharmacy practices
- Simplify and streamline medication reconciliation processes to create a system that works
Agenda
- Complete Overview of JC Requirements that Address Medication Reconciliation
- Medication Reconciliation
- Initial Assessment
- History and Physical
- Patient and Family Education
- Ongoing review of mediation orders
- Ambulatory care summary list
- The Joint Commission's History with Medication Reconciliation
- Past
- Present
- Unit to Unit Transfer
- Next Provider
- Patient Safety Concerns
- Omissions
- Drug \ Drug Interactions
- Post-discharge Medications
- Options and Approaches
YOUR MATERIALS PACKET:
In addition to the expertise and advice presented during this audio conference, you’ll also receive a slide presentation of the program materials and tools, including:
- Model medication reconciliation policy
WHO SHOULD LISTEN:
Accreditation professionals, survey coordinators, patient safety professionals, quality improvement officers, risk managers, nurse managers, nurses, and pharmacists
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS:
Bud Pate, REHS, vice president for content and development, The Greeley Company (a division of HCPro, Inc.). Prior to joining The Greeley Company, Pate spent 15 years with system-wide hospital quality and compliance responsibility for Kaiser Permanente in Southern California. Before that, Pate worked for the government, where he was responsible for all acute care licensing and CMS certification activities in Los Angeles County.
Dan Ross, PharmD, president, D Ross Consulting. Ross’ firm provides patient safety, medication safety, pharmacy operations, regulatory compliance, and performance improvement consulting services for hospitals and health systems. His recent work involves performing medication safety assessments at more than 50 hospitals and serving as interim Director of Pharmacy at three facilities.
AUDIO ON-DEMAND:
In addition to the regular participation options for HCPro audio conferences—live, CD, or combination packages—we are pleased to offer another option, an audio on-demand. Audio on-demand allows you to download the program and play it back at your convenience through your computer or MP3 player. It’s also a perfect training tool for new staff or as a refresher for veteran staff.
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