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Question

In healthcare settings, medication errors pose significant risks to patient safety and quality of care. As an informatics nurse specialist, you have been enlisted by quality and administrative leaders to address a pressing clinical issue related to medication ordering and administration. Specifically, there has been a notable increase in medication ordering errors stemming from drug-drug interactions and medication administration errors, including incorrect doses and providing medications to the incorrect patient. Your task is to identify a technology solution to mitigate these medication errors. While several technologies can address these issues, you will focus on one issue and technology that you deem most important for this assignment.

Questions

1. What medication-related issue did you choose to focus on for this assignment, and why did you select it based on its significance and impact on patient safety?

2. Which technology solution have you identified to address the chosen medication-related issue? Describe the key features and functionalities of the proposed technology solution, emphasizing how it tackles the identified issue.

3. How does the proposed technology solution align with the overarching goals of improving medication safety and reducing medication errors within the healthcare organization? Explain the potential impact of the technology solution on patient.