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Adverse Drug Events per 1,000 Doses
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| The total number of ADEs identified in a sample of patient records, divided by the total number of medication doses administered to those patients. Multiply the result by 1,000. |
High-Alert Adverse Drug Events per 1,000 Doses
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| The total number of ADEs related to a specific high-alert drug or class identified in a sample of patient records, divided by the total number of doses of the high-alert drug or class administered to those patients. Multiply the result by 1,000. |
Measures: Prevent Adverse Drug Events (Medication Reconciliation)
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| Care teams should measure each of the evidence-based interventions for preventing adverse drug events using medication reconciliation recommended in the How-to Guide: Prevent Adverse Drug Events (Medication Reconciliation). |
Measures: Prevent Harm from High-Alert Medications
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| Care teams should measure each of the key interventions recommended in the How-to Guide: Prevent Harm from High-Alert Medications. |
Number of Self-Reported Medication Errors
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| The total number of medication errors reported using the organization’s self-reporting medication error system. (Note: Since the date the error was reported may differ from the date the error occurred, your organization may want to count errors in the month they are reported. Whichever counting method you choose, be sure it is consistent.) |
Percent of Admissions with an Adverse Drug Event
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| The total number of patients identified as having experienced any ADE from a sample of patient records, divided by the total number of records in the sample. Multiply the result by 100 to express as a percentage. |
Percent of Patients Receiving a Specific High-Alert Medication with a Related Adverse Drug Event
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| The total number of patients identified as having experienced any ADE related to a specific high-alert drug or class from a sample of patient records, divided by the total number of records in the sample. Multiply the result by 100 to express as a percentage. |
Percent of Unreconciled Medications
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| Measure unreconciled medications to decrease potential medication errors that may lead to adverse events and patient harm. |
Pharmacy Interventions per 100 Admissions
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| The total number of pharmacy interventions documented during the data collection period divided by the total number of patients whose orders were reviewed by pharmacists during the same data collection period. Multiply the result by 100. |
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