FORWARD MOVEMENT!

I am back!  Stronger than before, and boy (some days more so than others)!  I'm amazed at the distance folk have gone just to get me under their control!  Maybe I really am awesome, huh? NEWSFLASH: I'll get thru this and keep moving forward.

In other news, I'm a new mom, so naturally I will be writing about children's health and insurance coverage.  Who knows, maybe even a sneak peak at my bundle of joy :)

Meanwhile, medication errors are still on the rise, and I need to develop a medical billing and coding tool to help identify and hopefully prevent medication errors in the future; if I can help at least one facility, that will make my day!  I haven't presented in a while, so this will be interesting ;-)

Back to the pharmacy I go? Or will it be the medical records department? Or a doctor's office? Or the classroom?

Thanks for stopping by to see me :)

Medical Malpractice & Negligence

Just a gentle reminder that medication errors are often not our fault. Often times, medication errors occur outside the pharmacy. Medical records are the main source documents used in medical malpractice and negligence cases; the Medication Administration Record (M.A.R.), in particular is critical in determining medication errors. Even though we think it's not likely to happen to us or any of our loved ones, start thinking about the firm you want to represent your family in medical malpractice case, if necessary. Because it happens.

Justice is suppose to be blind, but your choice of an attorney should not.
Click on the title above (MEDICAL MALPRACTICE & NEGLIGENCE) to read one of my articles about a medical malpractice situation.

Course material & rhythm

Nothing sparks a learning environment like a little rhythm. Five of the 7 patient rights that we discussed in class today

were covered in the attached Youtube video. It was a fun and "hip" way to reinforce the importance of ensuring that the right patient gets the right drug and the right dose at right time through the right route. Medication errors can be decreased when these "rights" are correct ;-)

To jam and learn like we did earlier, click the title above, "Course material & rhythm."

Thank God for letting me find my niche and bask in it!

Medication Errors

First, let me reiterate how thrilled I am to be an instructor of a pharmacy technician training program.  Also, as a new Gator, in the Pharmaceutical Outcomes & Policy Program, I had to share this bit of good news! 

A married couple, whose passion for pharmaceutical outcomes matches mine, contributed a significant amount of resources to the study of medication errors.  Take a look at "Preventing Medical Errors in Hospitals through an Endowed Professorship," by clicking the title above, "MEDICATION ERRORS."  As technology advances, we must keep up, while also keeping down medication errors.

Thanks for stopping by ;-)

Post Pharmacy Errors

The practice of making babies may be fun and all, but the seriousness of it is not a laughing matter. My pharmacy experience runs deep, and I am grateful to report that I have never made a medication error that resulted in the harm or death of a patient. Unfortunately, all of my colleagues can not say the same.

One of my motivations for writing an article on this topic is my belief that everyone should be aware of the risks involved with receiving hospital care. My main point is that all medication errors do NOT occur in the pharmacy. Hopefully, reading my published article, Post Pharmacy Errors, will help my readers understand the players and the processes involved in getting medication to patients.

Meanwhile, from a public health perspective, I feel that the public at large should recognize the baby-making process with more reverence.

Click on the title of above, "Post Pharmacy Errors," to read my article about hospital medication errors.

Thanks a bunch for your interest in my work =)