[Medication administration practices in elderly residential facilities in Ile de France Region in 2014: findings and room for improvement]

Sante Publique. 2016 Nov 25;28(5):623-632.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The institutions expressed great interest in medication administration systems and tools designed to monitor all stages of medication administration. A dozen simple and pragmatic improvement actions were identified and listed in the Ile-de-France Regional Health Agency action plan to improve medication administration management of in EHPAD.</ce:para>.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions / epidemiology
  • Female
  • France / epidemiology
  • Homes for the Aged / organization & administration
  • Homes for the Aged / statistics & numerical data
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Medication Systems, Hospital / organization & administration*
  • Medication Systems, Hospital / statistics & numerical data
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / organization & administration*
  • Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data
  • Quality Improvement
  • Residential Facilities / organization & administration*
  • Residential Facilities / standards
  • Residential Facilities / statistics & numerical data*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires