systems for hardware failures, having a help desk that provides timely responses to urgent BCMA issues in real-time, conducting real-time observations of users using the BCMA system, and engaging nursing leadership at the unit level on BCMA use. The Medication Reconciliation measure will not be scored or publicly reported in 2017. The measure will be scored and publicly reported in 2018. Download the 2017 Leapfrog Hospital Survey Scoring Algorithm on the . 8A Bar Code Medication Administration Specifications: Hospitals that share a Medicare Provider Number are required to report by facility. Please carefully review . Reporting Time Period: 3 months Answer questions #1-15 for the latest 3-month period prior to the submission of this section of the survey. What is the latest 3-month reporting period for which your hospital is submitting ______ responses to this section? 3-month reporting time period ending: Format: MM/YYYY Does your hospital use a Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) system that is linked to the electronic medication administration record (eMAR) when administering medications at the bedside in at least one inpatient unit? Yes No If complete questions #3-15. “yes,” If skip the remaining questions in 8A and move on to the next subsection. “no,” Does your hospital operate Intensive Care Units (adult, pediatric, and/or neonatal)? Yes No If skip questions #4 and #5. “no,” If how many of this type of unit are open and staffed in the hospital? _____ “yes,” How many of the units in question #4 utilized the BCMA/eMAR system when _____ administering medications at the bedside? Does your hospital operate (adult and/or pediatric)? Yes No If skip questions #7 and #8. “no,” If how many of this type of unit were open and staffed in the hospital? _____ “yes,” How many of the in question #7 utilized the BCMA/eMAR system when administering medications at the bedside?
systems for hardware failures, having a help desk that provides timely responses to urgent BCMA issues in real-time, conducting real-time observations of users using the BCMA system, and engaging nursing leadership at the unit level on BCMA use. The Medication Reconciliation measure will not be scored or publicly reported in 2017. The measure will be scored and publicly reported in 2018. Download the 2017 Leapfrog Hospital Survey Scoring Algorithm on the . 8A Bar Code Medication Administration Specifications: Hospitals that share a Medicare Provider Number are required to report by facility. Please carefully review . Reporting Time Period: 3 months Answer questions #1-15 for the latest 3-month period prior to the submission of this section of the survey. What is the latest 3-month reporting period for which your hospital is submitting responses to this section? 3-month reporting time period ending: ______ Format: MM/YYYY Does your hospital use a Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) system that is linked to the electronic medication administration record (eMAR) when administering medications at the bedside in at least one inpatient unit? If “yes,” complete questions #3-15. If “no,” skip the remaining questions in 8A and move on to the next subsection. Yes No Does your hospital operate Intensive Care Units (adult, pediatric, and/or neonatal)? If “no,” skip questions #4 and #5. Yes No If “yes,” how many of this type of unit are open and staffed in the hospital? _____ How many of the units in question #4 utilized the BCMA/eMAR system when administering medications at the bedside? _____ Does your hospital operate (adult and/or pediatric)? If “no,” skip questions #7 and #8. Yes No If “yes,” how many of this type of unit were open and staffed in the hospital? _____ How many of the in question #7 utilized the BCMA/eMAR system when administering medications at the bedside?
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