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Using the ISMP Medication Safety Self-Assessment to improve medication use processes.

Timothy Lesar1, Arnold Mattis, Ernest Anderson

  • 1Albany Medical Center, Albany, New York, USA. Lesart@mail.amc.edu

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Safety
|May 20, 2003
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A 21-hospital collaborative used the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Medication Safety Self-Assessment to improve medication safety. Participating hospitals showed a 20% increase in assessment scores, demonstrating progress in implementing safety improvements.

Area of Science:

  • Healthcare Quality Improvement
  • Patient Safety
  • Medication Management Systems

Background:

  • A collaborative of 21 hospitals utilized the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) Medication Safety Self-Assessment, a 194-item tool.
  • This assessment served as a framework for evaluating and enhancing medication use system safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically implement medication use system safety improvements across a hospital collaborative.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of the ISMP Medication Safety Self-Assessment as a framework for improvement.

Main Methods:

  • Hospitals used self-assessment results to prioritize medication use process reviews.
  • Detailed reviews of "representative characteristics" and establishment of "best implementation practices" were conducted.

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  • The collaborative identified educational needs and developed implementation tools.

    • Main Results:

    • Participating organizations implemented diverse medication safety improvements by December 2002.
    • Hospital scores on the ISMP self-assessment increased by approximately 20% when repeated in Q2 2002.
    • This indicates measurable progress in medication safety practices.

    Conclusions:

    • Collaborative methods and the ISMP self-assessment support progress in medication safety.
    • Developing implementation tools and systematically applying lessons learned are key to success.
    • Participant progress validates the collaborative approach and the value of the ISMP tool.