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Article: Providers Use Technology For Medication Reconciliation.(health care industry)
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- Health Data Management
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- December 1, 2006
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On Jan. 1 of this year, hospitals were supposed to have implemented medication reconciliation processes to collect and compare patient medication information or risk losing their accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
Nearly a year after the deadline, at least 25% of hospitals haven't yet complied with the patient safety requirement, estimates Richard J. Croteau, M.D., executive director for patient safety initiatives at JCAHO.
To comply, hospitals must have processes in place for the five steps of medication reconciliation, which include developing a list of patients' current medications; developing a list ...