Medication reconciliation is 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.
The Joint Commission’s Medication Reconciliation National Patient Safety Goal requires that health care organizations accurately and completely reconcile medications and other treatments across the continuum of care. A lack of communication among staff at transition points is often the main cause of medication reconciliation oversights. With an effective medication reconciliation process, previous medication orders are compared against new orders and health care providers reconcile any differences in a standardized and consistent manner.
This web-based course will highlight the need for implementing an effective medication reconciliation process in health care organizations, and provide insights into the key elements of an effective process.
As a result of this program, participants will be better able to:
Identify The Joint Commission’s Medication Reconciliation National Patient Safety Goal
Explain the process of medication reconciliation
Define responsibility and accountability for reconciliation
Develop an approach for improving your medication reconciliation process
Additional Features:
Access via the internet
Continuing Education Credit offered (CE)
Six flash-based video clips for fast viewing at your desktop (approximately 60 minutes total in length)
Videos include Hospital Case Studies, Expectations and Challenges and Solutions
Self-paced - stop and start at your convenience
Transcripts of each video clip provided
Downloadable viewers guide in pdf format
This educational activity, "Medication Reconciliation: The Foundation for Safe Medication Use", is funded in part by an unrestricted educational grant provided by HealthCare Systems, Inc.
HealthCare Systems, Inc. delivers integrated medical information systems developed by clinicians for health care professionals designed to improve patient care and reduce costs.
For further information, visit www.hcsinc.net or call (334) 279-9711.
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