Field Review Postponed for Revised Medication Reconciliation Requirement

• 2/11/2010
• Author: Janet Pimentel
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Those of you interested in commenting on the revised Medication Reconciliation National Patient Safety Goal, also known as NPSG.08.01.01, will need to wait just a little while longer. The Joint Commission originally planned to post this revised NPSG in February so health care organizations could share their opinions, but has decided to postpone it so an advisory board and board committee can review the information prior to the field review. Having some additional internal groups and experts look over the draft NPSG is a good decision, especially since medication reconciliation is a tough topic for many organizations.

In the meantime, NPSG.08.01.01 continues to be evaluated during the on-site survey, but survey findings are not factored into the organization’s accreditation decision and Requirements for Improvement are not generated. The Joint Commission will post information on its Web site in upcoming weeks alerting you about when this revised NPSG will be posted for field review. Don’t forget to watch for it!

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