Year: 2023
Resolution Number: 51
Action Taken: Approved
Status: Complete
Author(s): Cynthia Ochs, MD
Sponsor: David Whalen, MD
On behalf of: Muskegon County Delegation
Committee: E (Science and Education Affairs)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask our AMA to work with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other relevant organizations to study current medication-reconciliation practices across transitions of care with dissimilar electronic health records to evaluate the impact on patient safety and quality of care, and to determine the potential need for additional medical education to ensure patient safety and quality of care related to medication errors; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask the AMA to work with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to determine potential changes in graduate medical education requirements to improve medication reconciliation and to ensure improved patient safety and quality of care related to medication errors.
RESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask our AMA to work with Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other relevant organizations to study current medication-reconciliation practices across transitions of care with dissimilar electronic health records to evaluate the impact on patient safety and quality of care, and to determine the potential need for additional medical education to ensure patient safety and quality of care related to medication errors; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask the AMA to work with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to determine potential changes in graduate medical education requirements to improve medication reconciliation and to ensure improved patient safety and quality of care related to medication errors.
Fiscal Note: $1,000-$2,000
Resolution: View PDF for Medical Education for Medication Reconciliation
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