title: Finally! The Joint Commission revises NPSG for medication reconciliation.
abstract: The revised National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) for medication reconciliation has several elements of performance that have important implications for ED managers. A good faith effort must be made to obtain complete information about the medications the patient is taking. ED staff should make it a point to explain the importance of managing medication information to the patient when he or she is discharged. The old NPSG will remain in effect until July 2011, but it will not count against accreditation.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D059065:Medication Reconciliation; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States