Accurate medication history is important to ensuring quality of care, from documenting medication history to retrieval of the history.
This topic is designed to provide strategic actions on the part of health care professionals and facilities to obtain accurate medication history prior to treatment of consumer/patients and improve your knowledge base on the importance of obtaining and sharing accurate medication history in providing quality health care and avoiding medication errors.
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Agenda
Defining Medication History
- Medication
- Dose
- Route
- Time
Accurate Medication History and Why (Including Current Research)
- Avoid Contraindication
- Avoid Adverse Interactions
- Allergies
- Delayed or Prolonged Effect
- Avoid Medication Errors
How to Obtain an Accurate Medication History
- Patient
- Family/Caregiver
- Medical Records ( EMR)
- Pharmacy
- Must Include Over the Counter Medications
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OnDemand Webinar
This course was last revised on October 2, 2019.
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- AHIMA 1.5 including External Forces 1.5
- This program has been approved for 1.5 continuing education units for use in fulfilling the continuing education requirements of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Granting prior approval from AHIMA does not constitute endorsement of the program content or its program sponsor.
This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.
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Theresa McCoy, RN, B.S.N., J.D.
Health Law Compliance & Service
- Attorney, legal nurse consultant, professional nurse and CEO of Health Law Compliance & Service
- Practices personal injury, insurance and contract law civil claims, litigation, administrative hearings and as a workers’ compensation attorney
- Evaluates medical records, billing/treatment related to injuries, and pre-litigation case evaluation
- Consultant to personal injury attorneys, preparation of deponents for personal injury related deposition
- J.D. degree, Howard University School of Law; B.S. degree, Howard University College of Nursing
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