Using the discharge process as one method to capture adverse drug reaction reports.

Adverse drug reaction reporting programs must be constantly improved to remain successful. Using a combination of techniques that foster voluntary reporting from all disciplines--while providing routine feedback to the reporters--creates an environment that promotes better patient care through knowledge and education. The success of the ADR program at Mid-Maine Medical Center is based on this philosophy, and the program is really a system of programs. Capturing ADR reports through the discharge process, which is the cornerstone of the program, has proven very successful.