The report revealed that nearly 100,000 patients were dying annually from medical errors in the 1990s, a statistic that caught the attention of legislators, healthcare policymakers, clinicians, patients, and the general public. Additional research revealed that nurses were considered to be the source of most medical errors and also the best defense against errors, but nurses had little, if any, control over patient care planning (Lachman, 2007)
The report revealed that nearly 100,000 patients were dying annually from medical errors in the 1990s, a statistic that caught the attention of legislators, healthcare policymakers, clinicians, patients, and the general public. Additional research revealed that nurses were considered to be the source of most medical errors and also the best defense against errors, but nurses had little, if any, control over patient care planning (Lachman, 2007)
The report revealed that nearly 100,000 patients were dying annually from medical errors in the 1990s, a statistic that caught the attention of legislators, healthcare policymakers, clinicians, patients, and the general public. Additional research revealed that nurses were considered to be the source of most medical errors and also the best defense against errors, but nurses had little, if any, control over patient care planning (Lachman, 2007)
Moreover, the management should sponsor a training program for all healthcare providers for an effective management of EHRs. (AlAswad, 2015)
13% Medication Errors Medical errors refer to an unintended failure in treatment that can cause harm or potential harm to patients. (Bowman, 2013)
Moreover, the improvement in the clinical documentation will also speed the work of healthcare professionals leading to an improvement in patient safety and security. (Jang, Yu, Kim, Moon, ET al
The medication errors Number of Errors 2015 Administration 23 prescribing verification 8 preparation 3 dispensing 44 Monitoring 23 System 5 Other total Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec total Number of errors 46 86 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec A 36 28 3 9 56 97 68 69 B 41 78 C 8 7 3 2 23 97 32 24 24 49 44 44 D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 Discussion The EMRs (electronic medical records) are an effective medical tool to enhance patient's safety and safety. (Kazley, & Ozcan, 2009)
Moreover, EMRs can prevent unintended adverse consequence from dosing error, poor human-computer interaction. (Sittig, & Singh 2012)
"Any time that information about a patient's medication is communicated, there is a potential for error.." (Beatrice, 2014 p 153)
Thus, an implementation of medical reconciliation will allow the healthcare organization to provide the accurate patients' treatments. (Greenwald, Halasyamani, & Greene, et al
Patients are also demanding for an increased variety of treatment options, thus, it is critical for Home Care Agency to implement changes using Medical Reconciliation to eliminate or reducing medication errors within the healthcare environment. (Musgrave, 2013)