Benchmarking of medication incidents reporting and medication error rates in a JCI accredited university teaching hospital at a GCC country.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The benchmarking for medication incidents rate is not regarded as a recognized key performance measure or indicator in national or international organizations. The absence of benchmarking the medication incidents results in the loss of a self-governing perception of how well we performed compared to other peers.

Methodology and settings

This 600-bed tertiary, Joint Commission International (JCI) accredited hospital retrospective analysis looked at all medication management-related events from January-2018 to December-2021. The study design follows descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective prevalence research.

Results

The rate of medication incidents that resulted in harm declined from Q3-2019 to Q4-2021. A significant increase in Pharmacy interventions/

SUBMITTER: ElLithy MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10458364 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature