Hello fellow Med Safety officers.

I am looking to see how other institutions manage duplicate pain medications ordered via different routes, but for the same pain scale to comply with JCAHO's "Med orders are clear & accurate" standard.

For example:
Post-op ortho orders:
Oxy IR 10mg po q4hrs prn severe (7-10) pain
Dilaudid 0.5mg IV q2hrs prn severe (7-10) pain

We have continued feedback from regulatory surveyors regarding pain management and providing medication for the appropriate score.

Typically a handful of one-offs where the patient in one of the two areas:

We have continued feedback from regulatory surveyors regarding pain management and providing medication for the appropriate score.

Typically a handful of one-offs where the patient in one of the two areas: