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A new leadership role for pharmacists: a prescription for change.

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OBJECTIVE:Pharmacists can play an important role as leaders to reduce patient safety risks, optimize the safe function of medication management systems, and align pharmacy services with national initiatives that measure and reward quality performance. The objective of this article is to determine the actions that pharmacists can take to create a visible and sustainable safe medication management structure and system in the health care environment. METHODS:An evidence-based literature search was performed to determine what actions successful pharmacist leaders have taken to improve patient safety. RESULTS:There is a growing number of quality and patient safety standards, as well as measures that focus specifically on medication use and education. Health care organizations must be made aware of the valuable resources that pharmacists provide and of the complexity of medication management. There are steps that pharmacist leaders can take to achieve these goals. CONCLUSIONS:The 10 steps that pharmacist leaders can take to create a visible and sustainable safe medication management structure and system are the following: 1. Identify and mitigate medication management risks and hazards to reduce preventable patient harm. 2. Establish pharmacy leadership structures and systems to ensure organizational awareness of medication safety gaps. 3. Support an organizational culture of safe medication use. 4. Ensure evidence-based medication regimens for all patients. 5. Have daily check-in calls/meetings, with the primary focus on significant safety or quality issues. 6. Establish a medication safety committee. 7. Perform medication safety walk-rounds to evaluate medication processes, and request front-line staff ’s input about medication safe practices. 8. Ensure that pharmacy staff engage in teamwork, skill building, and communication training. 9. Engage in readiness planning for implementation of health information technology (HIT). 10. Include medication history-taking and reviews upon entry into the organization; medication counseling and training during the discharge process; and follow-up after the transition to home.

journal_name

J Patient Saf

journal_title

Journal of patient safety

authors

Burgess LH,Cohen MR,Denham CR

doi

10.1097/PTS.0b013e3181d108cb

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2010-03-01 00:00:00

pages

31-7

issue

eissn

1549-8417

issn

1549-8425

pii

01209203-201003000-00005

journal_volume

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A new leadership role for pharmacists: a prescription for change.