The system improved chart clarity, which was felt to have improved medication management accuracy. However, system usability was hindered by the location of the computer, the availability of prescription paper, and technical difficulties. The system is inexpensive and three facilities have continued to...
Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study eye chart FCCHL: Functional, Communicative and Critical Health Literacy scale FOME: Fuld Object-Memory Evaluation HMS: Hopkins Medication Schedule LTMBSES: Long-Term Medication Behavior Self-Efficacy Scale MMAA: Medication Management Ability Assessment MMC...
Accuracy of packaging of dose administration aids in regional aged care facilities in the Hunter area of New South Wales methods to chart, order and dispense medications; use of generic names as much as possible; development of guidelines for the supply of medication in ... A Carruthers,K Naug...
National Center for Health Statistics, Health, United States, 2004, With Chartbook on Trends in the Health of Americans. Hyattsville, Md US Dept of Health and Human Services2004;282- 284 30. HMO Workgroup on Care Management, One patient, many places: managing healthcare transitions. Available ...
Study enrollment and hypertension status flow chart Full size image Table 1 Baseline sample characteristics Full size table The average ± SD score of self-care adherence for hypertension at baseline was 47.0 ± 8.1, with possible scores ranging from 18 to 72. The self-care activities...
care had a similar frequency (compared with their baseline method of medication administration) of receiving help with their medications (11.6% vs 15.9%; P = .58) and using a pillbox (62.3% vs 49.3%; P = .09), but were more likely to use a medication chart (65.2% vs 13.0%; P<....
Using the available sources of information (the patient, the patient's vials, any caregivers, and the medical chart), the clinician determined whether the recorded data were correct, whether any data were missing, and the type and cause for each discrepancy found. RESULTS: At the geriatric ...
Figure 1 Participant flow chart. Note: Admissions in the recruitment period = anonymous statistics from the electronic patient journals containing stays in the units during the recruitment period but excluding emergency admissions and self-referral admission stays. Not recruited = patients admitted ...
With most nutrient density scales and indexes placing them at (or near) the top of the chart – just under organ meats. And many of them providing FAR MORE antioxidants than fruits and vegetables – on a per-weight, or gram-per-gram basis. The… Continue Reading → Mike Sheridan 1 2 ...
plays a key step in the identification of medication discrepancies and polypharmacy. Evidence has shown that trained technicians can obtain medication histories with accuracy and completeness.10A retrospective chart review conducted at a university hospital in New Jersey assessed 200 in-patients who receive...