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The Medication Safety Self Assessment (MSSA) for Australian Hospitals

The Medication Safety Self Assessment (MSSA) for Australian Hospitals. 1 st Survey @ Kyneton District Health August 2013. What is the MSSA?. Clinical Excellence Commission Web-based survey tool allows self assessment of the medication safety practices within a hospital

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The Medication Safety Self Assessment (MSSA) for Australian Hospitals

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  1. The Medication Safety Self Assessment (MSSA) for Australian Hospitals 1st Survey @ Kyneton District Health August 2013

  2. What is the MSSA? • Clinical Excellence Commission • Web-based survey tool • allows self assessment of the medication safety practices within a hospital • Heighten awareness of the distinguishing characteristics of a safe hospital medication system • 10 Key Elements, 20 Core Characteristics • 247 questions • create a baseline of Australian hospital efforts to enhance medication safety • identification of improvement opportunities and comparison with the aggregate experience of demographically similar hospitals (based on bed size/public/independent governance/general medical & surgical service/maternity/ENT/paediatrics/rural/internal clinical pharmacy service). • Completed by miniMAC working party

  3. Results: individual

  4. Results: similar demographics

  5. Quality Improvement Plan • Chose items where we scored C or below A= No Activity to implement B= Considered but not implemented C= Partially implemented in some or all areas • 30 targeted actions identified for Quality Improvement off this survey. • Re-survey every 2 years.

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