Use of MEDMARX Data for the Support and Development of Perioperative Medication Policy

The MEDMARX database contains a unique classification system for medication errors that supports coding of all records of medication errors according to the extent of harm, to include potential errors causing no harm. These invaluable data have the capability to guide the development of medication policy in the high-risk perioperative environment through identification of causative factors and trends. Yet, to date, there has been no descriptive summary of if, or how MEDMARX data are currently being used to support the development of perioperative medication policy. This article describes how MEDMARX data are being used to support the development and revision of population health medication policy across the perioperative continuum.