The Chapter Leader's Guide to Medication Management: Practical Insight on Joint Commission Standards

Robert L. Manniello, MD, MS, MBA
Quick, concise standard explanations for Medication Management chapter leaders

"The Chapter Leader's Guide to Medication Management "breaks down the Joint Commission's medication management requirements into easy-to-understand solutions to meet the challenges of these complex standards. You get simplified explanations of the chapter's key components along with communication techniques to help foster a strong and successful partnership between survey coordinator and chapter leader.

Plus, to make staff training easy, this guide includes a downloadable PowerPoint(R) presentation highlighting key compliance takeaways.Benefits of "The Chapter Leader's Guide to Medication Management: "

• Optimize survey readiness with a complete breakdown of the medication management standards
• Educate everyone from bedside staff to leadership about the impact of medication management compliance
• Communicate updated medication management requirements in the most effective manner
• Build a high-functioning interdisciplinary team to ensure Medication Management compliance

• A complete breakdown of the key standards your chapter leaders need to understand to optimize survey readiness
• An examination of how Medication Management affects staff from leadership to bedside staff within all departments of your organization
• Evidence demonstrating the critical role that communication plays in assuring the best compliance with Medication Management standards
• Tools to identify the best people to help keep Medication Management requirements in compliance at your facility

Part I: Medication Management Standards: The High-Level Overview
How does this chapter effect the organization as a whole?
What is its impact on leadership and administration?
Who owns the requirements of this chapter?

Part II: the 96 Hour Principal
Hospitals staff
Medical staff and allied professionals
Pharmacy staff
Figure 2.1: Pharmacist Job Description
Nursing staff

Part III: Implementation of Medication Management Standards
Handling of Selection and procurement standards
Storage of medications
Principles and Procedures
Ordering and transcribing
Evaluation
Figure 3.1: High Risk and High Alert Medications
Figure 3.2: Look-Alike/Sound-Alike Medications
Figure 3.3a: Hospital Formulary
Figure 3.3b: Black Box Warning, Handling of
Figure 3.4a: Medication Administration
Figure 3.4b: Medication Administration: Care of Patients
Figure 3.4c: Sample Medication Storage Policy
Figure 3.5: Patient Self-Administered Medications
Figure 3.6: Medication Ordering
Figure 3.7: Patient Information Minimum for Pharmacist Review Preparing and Dispensing
Figure 3.8: Dispensing of Medications Administration
Figure 3.9: Investigational Medications Monitoring
Figure 3.10: Adverse Drug Reactions, Reporting of Summary statementWho will benefit?

Accreditation coordinator, accreditation specialist, survey coordinator, Joint Commission survey coordinator, medication management chapter leader, pharmacy director, and pharmacy coordinatorEarn Continuing Education CreditsNational Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ)
This activity is pending approval by the National Association of Healthcare Quality for CE credits.
About the Author: Robert L. Manniello, MD, MS, MBA, is a Medical Staff survey consultant to the Institute for Medical Quality (IMQ) in San Francisco, CA, independent healthcare accreditation survey consultant and former Joint Commission and IMQ surveyor. Previously, Dr. Manniello held the position of Medical Director at Childrens Hospital of Orange County, Orange, CA.