Medication Management Assessment
Six Sigma Methodology. Improved Efficiency.
Program Summary
At the core of every hospital’s quality initiatives stands medication management. However, according to The Joint Commission, medication errors are the fourth leading cause of sentinel events. We’ve all seen the sad stories of patients being harmed or killed in some way related to a medication error. So what is CompleteRx doing about this? We’re offering hospitals a solution blending six sigma methodology and our extensive hospital pharmacy education and experience, designed to significantly improve efficiency while reducing or eliminating med errors. Below is a summary of the program features and benefits.
Features...
- Six Sigma Master Black Belt Project Lead
- Complete project scope including deliverables....
- Process map
- Input/Output worksheet
- FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis)
- On-site due diligence analysis
- Presentation and delivery of findings and executive report
- Simple fee for service contract structure
Benefits...
- Create accountability between physicians, nurses, and pharmacists
- An independent perspective of strengths and opportunities
- Identification of hard and soft cost avoidance opportunities
- A working model for achieving long-term sustainable performance
- Optimized resource utilization
Proof of Regulatory Focus...
Joint Commission (MM 8.01.01) - “The organization evaluates the effectiveness of its medication management system.”
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS 482.25) - “Medication errors are a substantial source of morbidity and mortality in the hospitalized setting. Therefore, the development of policies and procedures to minimize medication errors should be
based on accepted professional principles, external alerts, and proactive review of facility-reported and -reviewed adverse drug events. It is important to flag new types of mistakes and continually improve and refine things based on what went wrong.”
“CompleteRx has been great to work with: more responsive to management, more informative, cut costs, and worked more closely with nursing.” -Hospital Client