Medication reconciliation
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1], Robert G. Badgett, M.D.[2]
Overview
Medication reconciliation is "the formal process of obtaining a complete and accurate list of each patient's current home medications including name, dosage, frequency, and route of administration, and comparing admission, transfer, and/or discharge medication orders to that list. The reconciliation is done to avoid medication errors."[1]
Public reporting
Medication reconciliation is part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services's (CMS) EHR Incentive Programs for the Measingful Use Stage 1[2] and the 2017 Modified Stage 2 Meaningful Use Program Requirements[3].
Quality measures
In addition to being a quality measure for CMS[2][3], it is also a quality measure for National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).[4]
References
- ↑ "Medication Reconciliation- MeSH - NCBI". Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Step 5: Achieve Meaningful Use Stage 1: When should I perform medication reconciliation?". HealthIT.gov. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Step 5: Achieve Meaningful Use Stage 2: Medication Reconciliation". HealthIT.gov. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Medication reconciliation post-discharge: percentage of discharges from January 1 to December 1 of the measurement year for members 18 years of age and older for whom medications were reconciled the date of discharge through 30 days after discharge (31 total days)". National Quality Measures Clearinghouse. Retrieved 2017-06-05.