Medication accuracy comparison system
First Claim
1. A method of comparing the medication administration accuracy of a number of reporting hospitals, said method including the steps of:
- (a) receiving data from each of said hospitals including dosage error information and matching characteristics on which the hospitals can be compared, (b) establishing a comparison group in response to said data based on a selected matching characteristic of each hospital, (c) calculating an accuracy rate for each hospital in response to the received dosage error information, and (d) comparing the medication administration accuracy of each reporting hospital with other hospitals in the comparison group.
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Abstract
The medication administration accuracy of a number of hospitals is compared and reports are produced. Data is received from each of the reporting hospitals including dosage error information and matching characteristics on which the hospitals can be compared. The received data is merged to provide a medication accuracy comparison database, and comparison groups are established based on a predetermined characteristic of each hospital. An accuracy rate is calculated for each hospital, and a report is produced comparing the medication administration accuracy of each reporting hospital with other hospitals in the associated comparison group.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of comparing the medication administration accuracy of a number of reporting hospitals, said method including the steps of:
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(a) receiving data from each of said hospitals including dosage error information and matching characteristics on which the hospitals can be compared, (b) establishing a comparison group in response to said data based on a selected matching characteristic of each hospital, (c) calculating an accuracy rate for each hospital in response to the received dosage error information, and (d) comparing the medication administration accuracy of each reporting hospital with other hospitals in the comparison group. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of comparing the medication administration accuracy of a number of reporting hospitals, said method including the steps of:
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(a) receiving data from each of said hospitals including dosage error information and matching characteristics on which the hospitals can be compared, (b) establishing comparison groups in response to said data based on selected matching characteristics of each hospital, (c) calculating an accuracy rate for each hospital in response to the received dosage error information, and (d) producing a report comparing the medication administration accuracy of each reporting hospital with other hospitals in a selected comparison group. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A method of comparing the medication administration accuracy of a number of reporting hospitals, said method including the steps of:
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(a) receiving data from each of said hospitals including dosage error information and matching characteristics on which the hospitals can be compared, (b) merging the received data to provide a medication accuracy comparison database, (c) selecting a matching characteristic from said database common to each of the reporting hospitals, (d) establishing a comparison group based on said selected matching characteristic of each hospital, (e) calculating an accuracy rate for each hospital in response to the received dosage error information, and (f) producing a report comparing the medication administration accuracy of each reporting hospital with other hospitals in the comparison group. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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