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Medication errors are the largest class of medical errors in healthcare today and the most common cause of unnecessary readmissions. Hospitals that spend more resources on medication errors demonstrate lower rates of adverse events.

This program will review top problematic pharmacy standards and the CMS interpretive guidelines on medication management and pharmacy related standards. Our expert will also discuss 10 of the 18 tag changes in the pharmacy sections of the Hospital CoP manual, including compounded medication, beyond-use date, and surveyors citing hospitals.

Nurses that work with patients should understand medication and pharmacy standards, such as medication errors, adverse events, drug incompatibilities, and much more. Train your staff to prevent medication errors and reduce readmissions.

How are you addressing medication errors?

Call us at 800.688.2421 or add this event to your cart above.

 

After this webinar participants will be able to:

1. Explain CMS requirements on compounding of medication and beyond-use date.
2. Describe CMS policy for high-risk drugs.
3. Discuss medication guidelines that CMS outlined.

Your order includes:  

• Live attendance and a complimentary recording.
• Access to the live webinar (if ordered in advance of the live event).
• One connection per order. Call 800.688.2421 for additional connections/locations.
• Participation in the live Q&A with the speaker following the presentation.
• Access to the specially created presentation handouts (approximately 48 hours in advance).

Agenda topics:

- CMS memo on pharmacy & medication changes	- 55 hospital surveyor hot spots	- 2017 antibiotic stewardship program requirements
- Oversight of compounded drugs	- Identifying errors	- Pre-printed order sheets
- Discontinued drugs	- Near misses	- Final tag changes
- ISMP IV push guidelines	- Pharma deficiencies	- Medication timing changes
- Drug Quality And Security Act	- Dispensing drugs	- Indicator or trigger drugs
- Requirements for pharma services	- External alerts	- Pharmacist job description
- Look-alike & sound-alike drugs	- Storage of drugs	- Medication & crash carts
- Prescribing & communication	- Weight-based dosing	- Non-punitive reporting
- High-alert medication	- Drug interactions	And even more!

Your Speaker: Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD

Sue is a nurse attorney, medico-legal consultant and long-time educator for nurses, physicians, and other healthcare providers. She is a frequent speaker and is well known across the country in the areas of healthcare law, risk management, and patient safety. She has authored over 100 books and hundreds of articles. For AHC Media, she authored Cracking the Code: Understanding the CMS Hospital CoP Standards on Anesthesia.

Ms. Calloway received her Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing, and Doctor of Jurisprudence from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. Additionally, she is certified in healthcare risk management by the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management and is the first in the country to be certified in CMS regulatory compliance.

Target Audience:

Anyone involved with or interested in medication process, including but not limited to: Pharmacists, Chief Pharmacy Officers, Physicians, Patient Safety Officers, Nursing Supervisors, Medical Safety Officer, Risk Manager, Hospital Attorneys, Case managers, Chief Nursing Officer (CNO), Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Chief Operating Officer (COO), Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nurse Director, Quality Improvement Director, Regualtion and Accreditation Director, Nurse Educator, PI Director, Compliance Director, and anyone who is involved in a medication process.