McLeod Health's Initiatives Aim to Eliminate Adverse Drug Events




Healthcare Intelligence Network show

Summary: Leanne Huminski, chief nursing officer, McLeod Regional Medical Center, comments on capitalizing on computer technology, McLeod's initiatives for eliminating adverse drug events (ADEs) and the role information technology is playing in reducing ADEs. Huminski, Lenore Blank, Michelle Gilbert and Donna Isgett will describe how their organizations are implementing perfect care processes in heart failure and medication management with details on how they've implemented their programs and the results they are achieving during a August 22, 2007 audio conference, Pursuing Perfect Care: Improving Chronic Care Outcomes by Treating the Whole Patient.