Topic:  Patient Safety

Background: Joint Commission has identified goals related to safety for hospital programs effective July of 2020.

Goal 6: Reconciling Medication Information (NPSG 03.06.01)

NPSG.03.06.01 Maintain and communicate accurate patient medication information.

Rationale for NPSG.03.06.01– There is evidence that medication discrepancies can affect patient outcomes. Medication reconciliation is intended to identify and resolve discrepancies—it is a process of comparing the medications a patient is taking (or should be taking) with newly ordered medications. The comparison addresses duplications, omissions, and interactions, and the need to continue current medications. The types of information that clinicians use to reconcile medications include (among others) medication name, dose, frequency, route, and purpose. Organizations should identify the information that needs to be collected in order to reconcile current and newly ordered medications and to safely prescribe medications in the future. (Joint Commission, 2020)

Reference

Joint Commission, National Patient Safety Goals, Mar. 2020 retrieved from https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/2020/npsg_chapter_hap_jul2020.pdf)

Medication Reconciliation Assignment