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Development of a System to Prevent Medication Errors in Diabetes Clinic With the Participation Process of the Patient Care Team at Kasetwisai Hospital Roi-et Province

Authors

  • Nipon Maha-ut Kasetwisai Hospital

Keywords:

Medication errors, Diabetes clinic, Action research, Multidisciplinary participation

Abstract

Purposes : To investigate medication error incidents, develop a preventive system, and evaluate its effectiveness in a diabetes clinic at Kaset Wisai Hospital, Roi Et Province, Thailand.

Study design : This action research study.

Materials and Methods: The study sample comprised prescription records of patients attending the diabetes clinic. Conducted between January and February 2025. A multidisciplinary team was engaged in developing and implementing standard operating procedures for medication error prevention. Data were collected using structured reporting forms and analyzed with descriptive statistics.

Main finding: The majority of medication errors occurred during the pre-dispensing stage, primarily due to incorrect drug quantities, and during the dispensing stage, mainly due to wrong-patient dispensing. A 14-component prevention system was developed, incorporating patient identification with ID cards or barcodes, patient record books, systematic verification of patient details, training on the HosXp system with learning-by-doing, establishment of medication error prevention protocols, pharmacist-led medication reconciliation, appointment scheduling via HosXp, color-coded drug registries, electronic prescribing with written confirmation, standardized labeling, arrangement of medications by storage codes, two-way microphone communication at dispensing points, early clinic services, and optional postal delivery of medicines. Following implementation, medication error rates per 1,000 prescriptions significantly decreased across all stages: prescribing errors decreased from 11.07 to 4.45 (−6.62), pre-dispensing errors from 9.22 to 7.79 (−1.43), and dispensing errors from 0.92 to 0.00 (−0.92) (p<.001). Staff satisfaction with the new system was high (85.71%).

Conclusion and Recommendations : The medication error prevention system effectively reduced errors and was well-accepted by healthcare personnel. The system is recommended for implementation across other chronic disease clinics with similar contexts.

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2025-10-02

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Maha-ut N. Development of a System to Prevent Medication Errors in Diabetes Clinic With the Participation Process of the Patient Care Team at Kasetwisai Hospital Roi-et Province. J Res Health Inno Dev [internet]. 2025 Oct. 2 [cited 2025 Dec. 8];6(3):195-210. available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jrhi/article/view/282951