Testudo: A Medication safety and Management Podcast from BD Global – Episode 4 ‘What is Continuous Quality Improvement for IV Medication Safety?’

The course identifies best practice use aspects of BD Alaris™ Infusion solutions with recommended programming scenarios.

There are about 50 steps in medication administration from medication warehouse to the patient. Each step carries risk. In this podcast we show how technology and human factors management can help to mitigate risk at every step. In Episode 1 we look at the size of the problem. We look at workarounds, and at how the systems we work in can either reduce or increase risk in the medication management chain.

There are about 50 steps in medication administration from medication warehouse to the patient. Each step carries risk. In this podcast we show how technology and human factors management can help to mitigate risk at every step. In Episode 2 we look at how Dose Error Reduction Software works, how we can build strong IV medication libraries and how convenience can equal compliance if management systems are conducive to it. We discuss how to celebrate successes and 'good catches' and look at how risk management systems can raise employees up.

There are about 50 steps in medication administration from medication warehouse to the patient. Each step carries risk. In this podcast we show how technology and human factors management can help to mitigate risk at every step. In Episode 3 we look deeper into Dose Error Reduction Software, smart pump datasets, and how build for success in IV medication risk management.

There are about 50 steps in medication administration from medication warehouse to the patient. Each step carries risk. In this podcast we look at how networking smart IV-pumps can speed up the medication safety quality cycle, how networking assists biomedical departments in keeping pump libraries updated and look at two case studies where networking allowed for more complete data across facilities, how ‘forcing functions’ work, and how richer data can help with planning human approaches to medication safety.

In this podcast we look at the issue of alarm fatigue and its harmful impact on patients and clinical staff. The issue of clinically insignificant infusion alarms is reviewed and the findings of a 2019 study into the total volume of alarms to which clinicians are exposed, and the types of alarms experienced is reviewed. The issue of critical short-half-life medications is addressed and technology solutions that may help mitigate the issue are introduced.