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MEDICATION RECONCILIATION

According to the JOINT COMMISSION 2006 NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY GOALS IMPLEMENTATION EXPECTATIONS, "Patients/clients/residents are most at risk during transitions in care (hand-offs) across settings, services, providers, or levels of care."

The process of medication reconciliation as set forth by the JCAHO to address this issue essentially consists of three steps:

• Verification - collect an accurate medication history
• Clarification - ensure that all medications are appropriate
• Reconciliation - document all medication changes and check against medication history

Valco's Medication Reconciliation application incorporates these steps into a "Continuum of Care" process that can easily be integrated into typical workflows.

• Admission - A list of the patient’s home medications is compiled and compared with the initial primary health care provider’s orders
• Status Change - To another unit, service, etc - all medications the patient is taking are compared with the orders in the new unit/location
• Discharge – The medications the patient are taking in the hospital are compared with the primary health care provider’s discharge medication orders

To receive a download of the medication reconciliation product brief click here or call.