Brown bag assessment tool

The process can identify medicine errors and misunderstandings that would otherwise be overlooked. Although many practices conduct medicine reconciliation using information in the medical record or as reported by the patient, a Brown Bag Medicine Review is more thorough. At checkout, ask patients if they brought in all their medicines for a Brown Bag Medicine Review. If they have, ask if the review was performed. Calculate the percentage of all patients who brought in their medicine over the past month and the percentage of those patients whose medicines were reviewed.

Monitor patient medical records on a routine schedule e. Have clinicians complete the Medicine Review Form for a sample of patients 2 months, 6 months, and 12 months after implementing this tool.

Using data from the form, calculate the percentage of patients that brought all their medicines and the percentage of reviews that identified a problem. See if the numbers change over time.

If you field questions from the Health Literacy Patient Survey , calculate what percentage of patients responded "Always" to question Once you link to the Web site, look for the Manual for Clinicians. Access to the manual is free, once you have created an account.

Content last reviewed September Browse Topics. Topics A-Z. Quality and Disparities Report Latest available findings on quality of and access to health care. Notice of Funding Opportunities. Previous Page. Overview The "Brown Bag Review" of medicines is a common practice that involves encouraging patients to bring all of their medicines and supplements to their visit and reviewing them.

Practice Experiences "Out of brown bag reviews, only 2 were accurate. It wasn't until we looked at his medicine bottles that we realized he was taking a double dose of beta blocker. Had we not had the medicine bottles to identify the problem, we would have sent him to the hospital. The Health Literacy Team Leader noted "…I think it just makes the patients feel like we care about every aspect of their visit. Not just, you know, their diagnosis and getting them in and out, but …taking time with them.

All prescription medicines. All over-the-counter medicines. All vitamins, supplements, and herbal medicines. All topicals, liquids, injectibles, and inhalants, as well as pills. Remind patients to bring medicines. Discuss medicine review during a visit and emphasize the potential benefits e. Write a note on the appointment card.

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