Quick, concise standard explanations for Medication Management chapter leaders
The Chapter Leader's Guide to Medication Management breaks down the Joint Commission's medication management requirements into easy-to-understand solutions to meet the challenges of these complex standards. You get simplified explanations of the chapter's key components along with communication techniques to help foster a strong and successful partnership between survey coordinator and chapter leader.
Plus, to make staff training easy, this guide includes a downloadable PowerPoint® presentation highlighting key compliance takeaways.
Benefits of The Chapter Leader's Guide to Medication Management:
- Optimize survey readiness with a complete breakdown of the medication management standards - Educate everyone from bedside staff to leadership about the impact of medication management compliance
- Communicate updated medication management requirements in the most effective manner
- Build a high-functioning interdisciplinary team to ensure Medication Management compliance
What's inside:
- A complete breakdown of the key standards your chapter leaders need to understand to optimize survey readiness
- An examination of how Medication Management affects staff from leadership to bedside staff within all departments of your organization
- Evidence demonstrating the critical role that communication plays in assuring the best compliance with Medication Management standards
- Tools to identify the best people to help keep Medication Management requirements in compliance at your facility
Table of Contents
Part I: Medication Management Standards: The High-Level Overview
How does this chapter effect the organization as a whole?
What is its impact on leadership and administration?
Who owns the requirements of this chapter?
Part II: the 96 Hour Principal
Hospitals staff
Medical staff and allied professionals
Pharmacy staff
Figure 2.1: Pharmacist Job Description
Nursing staff
Part III: Implementation of Medication Management Standards
Handling of Selection and procurement standards
Storage of medications
Principles and Procedures
Ordering and transcribing
Evaluation
Figure 3.1: High Risk and High Alert Medications
Figure 3.2: Look-Alike/Sound-Alike Medications
Figure 3.3a: Hospital Formulary
Figure 3.3b: Black Box Warning, Handling of
Figure 3.4a: Medication Administration
Figure 3.4b: Medication Administration: Care of Patients
Figure 3.4c: Sample Medication Storage Policy
Figure 3.5: Patient Self-Administered Medications
Figure 3.6: Medication Ordering
Figure 3.7: Patient Information Minimum for Pharmacist Review Preparing and dispensing
Figure 3.8: Dispensing of Medications Administration
Figure 3.9: Investigational Medications Monitoring
Figure 3.10: Adverse Drug Reactions, Reporting of Summary statement
Who will benefit?
Accreditation coordinator, accreditation specialist, survey coordinator, Joint Commission survey coordinator, medication management chapter leader, pharmacy director, and pharmacy coordinator