Medication Errors During the 7-Day Transition Period for Residents Entering North Carolina SNFs
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Medication errors during the 7-day transition period for residents entering North Carolina SNFs
Numerator
Denominator
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
From home, from hospital, from other facility, not transitioning (Error incidents, %, repeat errors, %, minor %, serious %)
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
The Medication Error Quality Initiative, or MEQI, is a North Carolina nursing home medication error reporting system, as required by NC Senate Bill 1016 (2003). All state licensed nursing homes have reported medication errors since January 2004, initially using an online annual summary system. Beginning in 2006, nursing homes transitioned to an improved online system where errors are entered individually as they occur throughout the year. Since 2009 all nursing homes have used the new system. Due to a lack of funding 2012 was the final year of the project.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Lane, Sandi J.; Troyer, Jennifer L.; Dienemann, Jacqueline A.; Laditka, Sarah B.; Blanchette, Christopher M.. Effects of skilled nursing facility structure and process factors on medication errors during nursing home admission. Health Care Management Review 39(4):p 340-351, October/December 2014. | DOI: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000000 Medication Error Quality Initiative (MEQI) - Annual report 2012 www.shepscenter.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Nursing-Home-Medication-Error-Quality-Initiative-October-1-2011-%e2%80%93-September-30-2012.pdf