OBJECTIVES To introduce an innovative clinical service that can be used to reduce medication errors and improve quality of care in the rural environment, in order to assist in eliminating or alleviating disparities in health based on geographical location. SUMMARY Virtual medication therapy management (MTM) will be a tool to assist underserved populations, specifically residents of rural comm...

The purpose of these guidelines is to assist practitioners in improving their antineoplastic medication-use system and error-prevention programs. They supplement ASHP’s Guidelines on Preventing Medication Errors in Hospitals and address error prevention within diverse health care settings.’ Further, these guidelines provide updated general guidance to include a standard definition of a “medicat...

background: the main professional goal of nurses is to provide and improve human health. medication errors are among the most common health threatening mistakes that affect patient care. such mistakes are considered as a global problem which increases mortality rates, length of hospital stay, and related costs. this study was conducted to evaluate the types and causes of nursing medication erro...

Pharmacists are more often being recognized as a critical component of the primary care team. Previous literature has not clearly made connection to how pharmacists and comprehensive medication management (CMM) contribute foundational elements care. In this reflection, we examine delivery CMM both supports aligns with Starfield's 4 Cs Primary Care. We illustrate first contact through increased ...

INTRODUCTION The growing number of smartphone health applications available in the app stores makes these apps a promising tool to help reduce the global problem of non-adherence to long-term medications. However, to date, there is limited evidence that available medication reminder apps are effective. This study aims to determine the impact of medication reminder apps on adherence to cardiovas...

canadianhealthcarenetwork.ca Adverse drug events and medication discrepancies continue to be a patient safety challenge for patients and healthcare professionals. Vulnerable moments, defined as points in time when a patient is at high risk for medication discrepancies, often occur at interfaces of care when a patient moves from one healthcare setting to another, such as admission and discharge ...