ASHP Foundation Medication Safety Team Grant Program

2007 Recipients
"Critical Differences in Critical Care”
Pharmacist Investigator: Philip C. Williams, B.S., Pharm.D., M.B.A.
Co-Principal Investigator: Lynn Wagner, B.S., M.S.
Edward Hospital
Naperville, IL
Study objectives: To describe the process of bedside medication verification (BMV) implementation from a pharmacy, nursing and information systems perspective; compare and contrast the ease of use and staff satisfaction with two different BMV methodologies (bedside vs. portable computers); analyze the safety aspects of BMV technology, including near-misses, errors and errors causing injury; and conduct and compare time studies for medication administration, including non-BMV, BMV using portable computer and BMV using bedside computer.

“Impact of the FDA Barcode Ruling on BCMA at a Large Academic Medical Center”
Pharmacist Investigator: Ashley J. Dalton, Pharm.D.
Co-Principal Investigator:  Gordon S. McGuire, B.S., Pharm.D.
University of California San Diego Medical Center
San Diego, CA
Study objectives: To describe the impact of the FDA ruling requiring certain human drug and biological drug product labels to have barcodes at a large academic medical center implementing barcode medication administration (BCMA) and the feasibility of maximizing use of manufacturer unit-dose barcode products for BCMA.