Maine CAHs Receive Award for Patient Safety Solutions, Will Recommend Telepharmacy

A collaborative of Maine critical access hospitals has received the New England Rural Health Roundtable's President's Award for implementing new technology, practices and communication to improve patient safety over the course of 18 months and compiled the data:

MeHAF will support the hospitals' efforts to disseminate solutions generated by the project, including medication reconciliation, interventions related to high-alert medications, enhanced patient and staff education, and telepharmacy plans that more closely involve pharmacists in remote regions.

Here's the bulletin from GIH (Grantmakers in Health) with a bit more detail. MeHAF is the Maine Health Access Foundation, who made the announcement.