hospital programme could help reduce medical errors

PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News 345 - 12 Jan 2002 Hospital programme could help reduce medical errors The Regional Medication Safety Program for Hospitals (RMSPH), set to be implemented in 65 hospitals in Philadelphia, US, could become a national model in the US as hospitals seek new ways to improve patient safety, reports JAMA. The RMSPH has expanded on the six goals outlined by the US Institute of Medicine’s 2000 report, ‘Crossing the quality chasm: a new health system for the 21st century’. * 16 ‘action goals’ have been developed, along with tools to assist hospitals in achieving these goals. The 16 objectives fall under four main categories: infrastructure, institutional culture, technology and clinical practice. Vice president of medical affairs for Tenet HealthSystem, Pennsylvania, Dr Thomas McCarter says that the RMSPH may be just what is needed to integrate patient safety data and programming efforts to reduce errors. However, he notes that healthcare is complex, with many errors often contributing to adverse events; therefore, ‘it’s hard to come up with the silver bullet that will fix everything’. * see PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News 304; 11, 17 Mar 2001; 800840472 Voelker R. Hospital collaborative creates tools to help reduce medication errors. JAMA: the Journal of the American Medical Association 286: 3067-3069, 26 Dec 2001 800896041 1 PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News 12 Jan 2002 No. 345 1173-5503/10/0345-0001/$14.95 Adis © 2010 Springer International Publishing AG. All rights reserved

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PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News 345 - 12 Jan 2002

Hospital programme could helpreduce medical errors

The Regional Medication Safety Program for Hospitals(RMSPH), set to be implemented in 65 hospitals inPhiladelphia, US, could become a national model in theUS as hospitals seek new ways to improve patientsafety, reports JAMA.

The RMSPH has expanded on the six goals outlined bythe US Institute of Medicine’s 2000 report, ‘Crossing thequality chasm: a new health system for the 21stcentury’.* 16 ‘action goals’ have been developed, alongwith tools to assist hospitals in achieving these goals.The 16 objectives fall under four main categories:infrastructure, institutional culture, technology andclinical practice. Vice president of medical affairs forTenet HealthSystem, Pennsylvania, Dr ThomasMcCarter says that the RMSPH may be just what isneeded to integrate patient safety data andprogramming efforts to reduce errors. However, henotes that healthcare is complex, with many errors oftencontributing to adverse events; therefore, ‘it’s hard tocome up with the silver bullet that will fix everything’.* see PharmacoEconomics & Outcomes News 304; 11, 17 Mar 2001;800840472

Voelker R. Hospital collaborative creates tools to help reduce medication errors.JAMA: the Journal of the American Medical Association 286: 3067-3069, 26 Dec2001 800896041

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