Implement Best Practices to Improve Patient Safety

You’ll see renewed focus on 5 key strategies for improving patient safety...from ISMP’s list of best practices for community pharmacies.

Verifying patient identifiers is key to preventing wrong-patient mix-ups. Continue to confirm at least 2 identifiers (full name, date of birth, etc)...at the counter, on the phone, and prior to giving a vaccine.

Work on 1 patient’s Rxs at a time...to limit the chance of inputting orders under the wrong name or getting Rxs jumbled together.