Awareness Campaigns
The National Transitions of Care Coalition
The National Transitions of Care Coalition (NTOCC) was formed to bring together thought leaders and health care providers from various care settings to address improving the quality of care coordination and communication when patients are transferred from one level of care to another.
Visit the NTOCC website to learn more about the news and resources from NTOCC.
Care Transition Program & 3 Item Care Transition Measure (CTM-3)
The CTM-3, a voluntary consensus standard for care coordination was endorsed by The National Quality Forum (NQF). Developed under the leadership of Dr. Eric Coleman.
www.caretransitions.org
Preventing Medical Errors: Quality Chasm Series
IOM Report released July 20, 2006 - Preventing Medication Errors puts forward a national agenda for reducing medication errors based on estimates of the incidence and cost of such errors and evidence on the efficacy of various prevention strategies.
The report finds that medication errors are surprisingly common and costly to the nation, and it outlines a comprehensive approach to decreasing the prevalence of these errors. This approach will require changes from doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and others in the health care industry, from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other government agencies, from hospitals and other health-care organizations, and from patients.
www.iom.edu
Joint Commission Alert to Improve Medication Safety
January 25, 2006: Joint Commission Issues Alert to Improve Medication Safety The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations today issued a new Sentinel Event Alert that urges intensified attention to the accuracy of medications given to patients as they transition from one care setting to another, or one practitioner to another.
www.jointcommission.org
Caring for Older Americans: The Future of Geriatric Medicine
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Task Force on the Future of Geriatric Medicine identified five goals to optimize the health of older persons:
- Ensure every older person receives high-quality, patient-centered health care.
- Expand the geriatrics knowledge base.
- Increase the number of healthcare professionals who employ the principles of geriatric medicine.
- Recruit physicians and other healthcare professionals into careers in geriatric medicine.
- Unite professional and lay groups in the effort to influence public policy to continually improve the health and health care of seniors.
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goals
Provides 2006 and 2007 Patient Safety Goals, and answers to frequently asked questions, include those about communication, medication safety and medication reconciliation.
www.jointcommission.org
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