Medication Safety Program

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Medication Safety Program

I would like to learn more about the medication safety programs from other health-systems/institutions and would greatly appreciate any insight that you may share. Thank you in advance.

1) What is the current medication safety program structure at your organization (e.g., medication safety officer, medication safety specialist, medication safety manager, medication safety director)?
2) If your organization has more than one dedicated medication safety leader, what are the specific roles/responsibilities of each position and areas of coverage?
3) How do you approach investigation of reported medication errors and who is responsible for it?
4) If your organization recently expanded the medication safety program, what change was made, the rationale, and how was it accomplished?