Adverse Drug Events

Adverse events secondary to medication therapy are the most common type of health care-associated adverse event. There is a growing awareness that many of these adverse events are due to medication errors, making adverse drug events a major source of potentially preventable patient harm. Adverse drug events disproportionately affect patients over the age of 65 across all settings—including in hospital, ambulatory care, and long-term care facilities. HSAG of California actively:

• Partners with organizations currently participating in the Patient Safety and Clinical Pharmacy Services Collaborative (PSPC) Breakthrough Collaborative.
• Leads state-based community teams that will participate in the PSPC.
  • HSAG of California works in conjunction with community teams to track and monitor performance indications and specific clinical outcomes.
  • HSAG of California enables teams to track improvement in health status measures and safety measures in real time.
  • HSAG of California disseminates information and provides technical assistance concerning medication management and drug safety.

For more information on HSAG of California's Provider Adverse Drug Events initiative, please visit the links below.

• Resources
  
• Tools
  
• Quality Improvement
  

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