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Medication Safety
Medication Safety - Our Role
At BayCare Clinic, we continuously evaluate the safety of our
medication systems in order to minimize medication errors and
promote positive outcomes for our patients.
Health care organizations, despite best efforts to prevent them,
may experience a medical related error. At BayCare Clinic,
we use a comprehensive investigative tool to help us
identify and determine the root cause of any medication
errors, and then we look for system/process changes that can help
prevent reoccurrence. We also collect best practice
information from other organizations and use that as part of
our continuous improvement efforts. This way we don't
have to experience that type of error in order to learn
from it; we can prevent a similar circumstance from happening
in our organization.
The Patient's Role
Medications can help you be healthy. They can also cause
problems if they aren't taken correctly. It's important that
you take all prescription medications according to your doctor's
instructions.
It's also important that you share with us a complete and
accurate list of any medications you take-prescription or over the
counter. Provide this list to every physician you see, at
every office visit.
If you are prescribed new medication, make sure to clarify
instructions with your physician. Do not assume that you will
continue to take other medications you were previously
prescribed.
Medication Health Resouces
AMA
Medication Safety Checklist
AHRQ Safe Medication Guide