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2004 ISMP Medication
Safety Contest Winners
reduction of Medication Turn-Around-Time
Winner
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center,
Seattle, WA
- Measured the turn-around-time for medications
supplied from the pharmacy and uncovered unacceptable
delays.
- Pharmacy workflow was subsequently redesigned,
resulting in a 65% improvement
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FMEA
Winner
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
- Performed an FMEA on chemotherapy ordering,
dispensing, and administration processes.
- Successfully gained full administrative support
for the initiatives, which have now been implemented.
Honorable Mention
Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA
- Performed an FMEA on the narcotic dispensing
process in the OR.
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Advocate Trinity Hospital, Chicago, IL
- Performed an FMEA on the use of the crash
cart.
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