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JCAHO Definition of Med Reconciliation
- The process of comparing a patient's medication orders to all of the medications that the patient has been taking.
- This reconciliation is done to avoid medication errors such as omissions, duplications, dosing errors, or drug interactions.
- It should be done at every transition of care in which new medications are ordered or existing orders are rewritten.
- Transitions in care include changes in setting, service, practitioner or level of care.
Notes:
Due to the lack of reliability of the medical record as an accurate source of medication history, many groups advocate computerized medication profiles and physician order entry.
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