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ASHP Guidelines On Preventing Medication Errors In Hospitals

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Upon completing the course of Statistical thinking: Improving business performance Ben Davis remembers learns the three principles of statistical thinking. The principle that we will be using in this case, would be the first one that says, “All work occurs in a system of interconnected processes (how the business or processes works). As a pharmacist's assistant in the HMO's pharmacy, Ben must create a process approach on how improvements can be made in prescription accuracy. “Fingers are being pointed, for example: the pharmacists blame sloppy handwriting and incomplete instructions from doctors for the problem; doctors blame pharmacy assistants like me who actually do most of the computer entry of the prescriptions, claiming that …show more content…

In a similar case, “ASHP Guidelines on Preventing Medication Errors in Hospitals,” was experienced prescribing error incorrect drug or instructions for use of a drug product ordered or authorized by physician; illegible prescriptions or medication orders that lead to errors that reach the patient (1993). Another problem that might occur at the doctor’s office the doctor might misunderstands the patients concerns or symptoms and misdiagnose the patient. Sometimes accidents might occur and the patient might not get well and goes back to see the doctor and the doctor to correct their mistake. When mistake takes place there should be a monitoring and managing action plan should be put in place. An appropriate and correct statistical thinking required to apply the statistician’s finding for improving the prescription process by the pharmacist in this process is lacking and that is the root problem for the prescription issue in this process. Another problem that ties in with this problem is the doctor handwriting; the person that enters the prescription may not understand what it says. They assumes it says something totally different written and that is another reason why it is important for the verification of the prescription with the doctor. The problem is a common-cause variation as the right statistical thinking is the inherent requirement of the prescription process (Horel & Snee,

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