National Patient Safety Goal: NPSG.03.07.01 | Joint Commission

National Patient Safety Goal: NPSG.03.07.01 (Medication Reconciliation).
Field Review. Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission; March 30, 2010.

This announcement calls for comment on the revised Joint Commission medication reconciliation National Patient Safety Goal. The deadline for submitting responses is May 11, 2010.


National Patient Safety Goal: NPSG.03.07.01
(Medication Reconciliation)


Accredited organizations have indicated that although the Medication Reconciliation NPSG addresses an important safety issue, the 2009 version was difficult to implement because it was too detailed and too broad in scope. The Joint Commission researched the implementation challenges pertaining to medication reconciliation and revised the goal to address these concerns. The revised NPSG places a spotlight on specific risk points in the process that are critical and readily achievable. The remaining components of the medication reconciliation process are covered in standards.

Input from the field is essential to improvement, so The Joint Commission is seeking your input on the revised goal. Please select your program from the list below to review the proposed revisions and provide feedback for NPSG.03.07.01.

Ambulatory Health Care
http://www.jointcommission.org/Standards/FieldReviews/ahc_npsg_03_07_01.htm

Behavioral Health Care
http://www.jointcommission.org/Standards/FieldReviews/bhc_npsg_03_07_01.htm

Critical Access Hospital
http://www.jointcommission.org/Standards/FieldReviews/cah_npsg_03_07_01.htm

Home Care
http://www.jointcommission.org/Standards/FieldReviews/ome_npsg_03_07_01.htm

Hospital
http://www.jointcommission.org/Standards/FieldReviews/hap_npsg_03_07_01.htm

Long Term Care
http://www.jointcommission.org/Standards/FieldReviews/ltc_npsg_03_07_01.htm

Office-Based Surgery
http://www.jointcommission.org/Standards/FieldReviews/obs_npsg_03_07_01.htm

We would appreciate receiving comments before April 30, 2010; however, this field engagement will remain open until May 11, 2010.

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National Patient Safety Goal: NPSG.03.07.01 | Joint Commission