Implementation of a pragmatic emergency department patients' own medications (POM) procedure to improve medication safety: An interrupted time series.

2023-09

Taylor, Simone E

Joules, Emily

Harding, Andrew M

Emergency department

Medication safety

Risk management

Standardisation

Journal Article

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10.1016/j.auec.2023.02.004

Patients' Own Medications (POMs) are useful to inform clinical decision-making, best possible medication history documentation, and ensure timely medication administration. A procedure was developed for managing POMs specifically in the emergency department (ED) and short stay unit. This study evaluated the impact of this procedure on process and patient safety outcomes.

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Australasian Emergency Care 2023-09; 26(3)

Australasian Emergency Care

2588-994X