Pharmacists are in a unique position to help. They have the ability and knowledge to implement programs as part of their daily practice to ensure that patients are adherent to their medications. As the medication experts, pharmacists should lead the way to improving medication adherence and providing optimal patient care. The provisions of this bill do not pose a mandate but where appropriate would require the proration of prescriptions, related cost sharing, and dispensing costs in order to conform the patient to one monthly refill that occurs on the same date each month.
This system is used for reporting observed and new ADEs at the VA (VA, 2014). VA ADERS allows individuals to report, track, and electronically submit serious adverse drug events to the FDA’s MedWatch system (VA, 2014). Nurses should be educated on new medication policy and procedure, as well as, protocols (Anderson & Townsend,
it is noted from documented medical records that the request of same medication was denied on 11/2/16 due to lack of evidence of medical necessity. However, guideline criteria have not been met. The following questions are
Strategies are methods or plans that solves a problem; strategies are essential to resolve issues to be able to prevent them from happening again and it helps to do a better job. Computerized physician’s order, electronic medication administration record with a barcode and reviewing the practice standards from CNO such as medication and documentation are the suggested strategies to inhibit the incidents and the breached ethical values from occurring again. Moreover, using information technology is the first strategy to impede medication error in the long-term care facility where an ethical value such as commitment to client was breached.
(September 30, 2013) - The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published amended rules applicable to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 in January 2013. As explained by the Secretary of HHS, healthcare has experienced significant changes since HIPAA was enacted in 1996. The implementation of electronic medical records is just one of those changes. The new HIPAA regulations are designed to provide patients with better privacy protection, and additional rights not included in the original HIPAA rules.
As records were shared electronically rules were implemented for clinicians to follow known as The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 (Summary of the HIPAA Security Rule ,2013). These rules were implemented for clinicians to protect the
There are many different types of legislation in place in health and social care settings to ensure that the medicines
Current Legislation relevant to the administration of medication falls into three categories which are listed below. The legal management of medication is covered by the acts listed below and various amendments made to them, such as: • The Medicines Act 1968 – (amended in 1998) • The Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 • The Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 2001 • Data Protection Act 1998 • Health and Social Care Act (CQC) (Regulated Activities) and the Essential Standards 2001 – (amended in 2008 and 2012) • The Nursing Midwifery Guidelines for the management of medicine administration Some legislation has a direct impact on the handling of medication in social care settings. These are: • The access to health records act 1990 • Mental
Preventable medical mistakes cause approximately 200,000 deaths around the United States each year. (1) More than 1,000,000 Americans are negatively impacted by medication errors each year caused by inadvertent mistakes in the prescription filling process. With 4 out of 5 adults taking at least 1 medication daily and 1 out of 4 adults taking 5 or more medications daily nationwide, errors like these cost healthcare industry billions of dollars per year. Health information technology were developed to transform healthcare services, the way they are provided and compensated. Electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) becomes an internal part of that transformation process, which can be confirmed from annual Surescripts’ National Progress Report.
Medication errors can be very dangerous for the ones taking the wrong medicines or doses; therefore, safety measures must be in place. Administering them must be done with an understanding and focus. One missed check could have a staff member giving a resident the wrong set of pills. Some interventions to help prevent the medication error from occurring is to first report errors. When errors are reported, the main cause is to try and never let the error occur again.
1. What errors did you see in protecting the patient’s privacy? There were several errors done on protecting patient’s privacy. Firstly, when Mildred soaked her bed, nurse shouted loudly asking for the clean bed sheet saying that the patient had soaked herself which is extremely embarrassing to her.
Communication is an important skill that every health professional should have, specifically pharmacists. As a pharmacist to be, it is important to practice constantly to improve in this area in order to provide the correct information to patients. The inability to transmit the proper information can put a patients health in danger. As part of Foundations of Pharmacy Practice I have been able to practice this important skill throughout this entire year. Through laboratory practices, such as live prescription and live over the counter counseling, recorded prescription and recorded over the counter counseling has prepared me well for the performance based assessment (PBA) and ultimately for future patient encounters.
The complexities brought about by the involvement of a large number of different agencies and jurisdictions in the investigation and prosecution of drug crimes creates opportunities for corruption. This form of Corruption of criminal justice personnel, by those involved in illegal drugs is principally exercised through bribery. The bribe is often in form of cash though a times the drugs themselves serve as bribes. Any office that works in the criminal justice is a target of the corruption. From local police and sheriffs to state narcotics officers; State Customs, Immigration, and Coast Guard personnel, local, state regulatory officials; and prosecutors and judges at all levels.
Health Care Fraud (18 US Code 1347) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, also known as (HIPAA) was passed by the United States Congress, on August 21st, 1996. Which provides data privacy and security provisions for protecting medical information. The five sections, or titles act, was signed by President Bill Clinton. Due to concerns of health care fraud, “While the Federal False Claims Act provides CMS with regulatory authority to enforce fraud and abuse statutes for the Medicare program, HIPAA extends that authority to all federal and state healthcare Programs”.
Communication can be a big factor in medication errors. Miscommunication by the members of the healthcare team can lead to deadly consequences, so orders should be repeated back and verified (Anderson, 2010.) Sometimes
