The purpose of the study is to evaluate the use of bedside technology (One Touch eMAR System) and QIPMO (Quality Improvement Program for Missouri’s Long-Term Care Facilities-QIPMO) to improve medication safety practices within the nursing home setting as a companion study to a currently funded technology study. The study would explicitly explore the impact of the One Touch eMAR System and QIPMO upon improving medication safety and related quality improvement processes within the nursing home setting. The specific aims of the study are to:
- Determine baseline medication safety practices (order entry, alerts to prevent adverse drug event and special medication precautions, resident identification, and dispensing) in the nursing home setting;
- Evaluate the One Touch eMAR System and QIPMO in the nursing home setting as it relates to reduction of adverse drug events and medication error rates;
- Elicit the organizational and individual barriers to safe medication practices within the nursing home setting;
- Assess the nursing home culture through the use of the Competing Values Framework to determine organizational readiness to embrace innovation and new quality improvement strategies; and
- Explore the costs of medication administration and error in the nursing home setting.
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