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Thu, 06/29/2023 - 09:07

Carley Castelein

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Independent Double Check Lists

Hi,
Our organization is going through an analysis of independent double checks to make sure they are judiciously used. I had a couple questions for the group:

1. What are the objective criteria you use to determine if a medication requires IDC at administration?

2. Are there instances when an IDC is performed but not documented?

3. In the meds you require IDC, is there a carve out for in emergent situations "it is not required if delay in care could cause harm to the patient in an emergent situation" (or something similar)?

4. If a medication is prepared outside of pharmacy, do you require an IDC at preparation?

5. Does your ped IDC list differ from your adult list? If so, what additional criteria were used to determine if IDC would be added for peds.

Any additional insight/learnings on IDC would be so helpful, thanks!

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