Medication Management Made Easy: Your Key to Understanding Medication Management in Health Care Settings

Medication Management Made Easy: Your Key to Understanding Medication Management in Health Care Settings
1st Ed.
2021 © Joint Commission Resources
Joint Commission Resources
ISBN-13: 978-1-63585-219-6
eISBN-13: 978-1-63585-220-2
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement , Pharmacy/Pharmacology

Description

This first edition book from our popular “Made Easy” series provides the answers to the who, what, when, where, and why of Joint Commission standards for Medication Management (MM). Medication management is a complex and interdisciplinary process that involves virtually everyone in a healthcare organization. Medication Management Made Easy provides an in-depth look at the main components and issues in medication management to help clarify key concepts, provide probing assessment questions, and unpack terminology. Also included are downloadable tools to assist with the implementation of a medication management system appropriate to your setting and organization.

Medication Management Made Easy is a basic, practical guide for pharmacists and pharmacy staff, clinicians, staff educators, accreditation professionals, and other healthcare professionals who need to understand how to comply with Joint Commission MM standards and related requirements.

Key Topics:

  • • Reducing medication variation, errors, and misuse
  • • Using evidence-based practices to develop effective medication management processes
  • • Managing processes to promote safe medication management throughout the organization
  • • Standardizing medication equipment and handling processes across the organization
  • • Monitoring processes to ensure and improve efficiency, quality, and safety related to medication use

Key Features:

  • • Fast-read explanations—no heavy text to plow through
  • • Clear, concise definitions of buzz words and jargon—in plain language that anyone can understand
  • • Dozens of customizable tools, including checklists, tracer worksheets, policies, forms, and more
  • • Easy-to-use, easy-to-reference organization of content—get what you need, when you need it

Doody's Reviews

Score: 85/100
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Quotes, Reviews or Testimonials

"This book presents a nice concise review of the basic principles of medication management. It provides helpful explanations with examples where appropriate in relation to the medication management standards. This allows readers to better interpret, understand, and apply these standards in practice."

-- Jaime Gray, PharmD, BCCCP, FCCM (Temple University Health System) Doody's Review

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This book presents a nice concise review of the basic principles of medication management. It provides helpful explanations with examples where appropriate in relation to the medication management standards. This allows readers to better interpret, understand, and apply these standards in practice.

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