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East Alabama Medical Center Chemotherapy FMEA

East Alabama Medical Center
Opelika, Alabama, United States
Hospital-Community

 

Aim: To reduce RPN for chemotherapy medication process by 50% in one year.



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1 Develop internal mechanism to track/double check/verify order entry, preparation, reconciliation between pharmacy and nursing and final administration.