Quality Assurance Methods for Medication Therapy Management
First Claim
1. A method for improving quality assurance methods for medication therapy management using a computer particularly adapted for a health care management or delivery organization, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
- a) providing a set of internal controls, wherein said internal controls further comprise a set of national guidelines and standards; and
a qualified staff; and
b) development by the qualified staff of a clinical rule based upon the national guidelines and standards.
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Abstract
A method for improving quality assurance methods for medication therapy management using a computer particularly adapted for a health care management or delivery organization is provided, the method including at least the steps of: providing a set of internal controls, wherein the internal controls further include a set of national guidelines and standards, as well as a qualified staff; and development by the qualified staff of a clinical rule based upon the national guidelines and standards. In other embodiments, a clinical quality assurance team further reviews the clinical rule developed by the staff. In further embodiments, a set of external controls is provided, wherein the external controls include one or more of a plurality of approved pharmacists, an external clinical advisory council, and/or an independent review board. In still further embodiments, one or more members of the set of external controls either validates the clinical rule developed by the staff, or validates a staff-developed clinical rule that was subsequently reviewed by the quality assurance team.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for improving quality assurance methods for medication therapy management using a computer particularly adapted for a health care management or delivery organization, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
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a) providing a set of internal controls, wherein said internal controls further comprise a set of national guidelines and standards; and
a qualified staff; andb) development by the qualified staff of a clinical rule based upon the national guidelines and standards. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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