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The PIMS project is a two phase project focused on improving medication safety systems and monitoring performance in quality use of medicines (QUM) in Australian hospitals. The NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group (NSW TAG) and The Clinical Excellence Commission are working together on this important project to improve medication safety in Australian hospitals.
The first phase of the PIMS project involves adaptation for Australian use of the Medication Safety Self Assessment® for Australian Hospitals and the Medication Safety Self Assessment® for Antithrombotic Therapy in Australian Hospitals, originally developed by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) in the U.S. These self assessments are risk assessment tools specifically designed to help hospitals take a proactive and system-based approach to medication safety. They will assist hospitals in meeting their obligations for accreditation and can drive change by identifying, and measuring, areas for improvement. The tools allow self assessment of the medication safety practices within a hospital, identifcation of improvement opportunities and comparison with the aggregate experience of demographically similar hospitals.
The second phase of the PIMS project involves the revision of the 1998 NSW TAG Manual of Indicators for Drug Use in Australian Hospitals and the NSW TAG Performance Indicators for Drug and Therapeutics Committees.
The indicators are being revised because of:
- An ongoing need for a resource for easily accessible evidence-based measures relating to QUM in Australian hospitals
- A growing emphasis on accountability and improvements in healthcare systems
- A need to link with the ISMP tools and facilitate monitoring of the impacts and outcomes of system improvements
- A need to explore innovative data collection methods to facilitate routine measurement and ongoing improvement
For more information about the PIMS project please contact NSW TAG on (02) 8382 2852.
PIMS Newsletters
August 2007
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December 2006
November 2006
September 2006
July 2006
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April 2006
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PIMS Resources
Fax back form for Phase II
Draft indicator specifications (November 2006)
PIMS Links
Medication safety self assessment for Australian hospitals
Medication safety self assessment for antithrombotic therapy in Australian hospitals
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