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Must-Read Medication Management Articles from October 2022

Medication Reconciliation

Must-Read Medication Management Articles from...

  To keep you better informed about the biggest trends and developments affecting medication ...

5 Things to Know About CMS Medication Reconciliation Requirements

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5 Things to Know About CMS Medication...

  How do you know the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) takes medication ...

Medicare Advantage Star Ratings: What to Know About TRC and MRP

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Medicare Advantage Star Ratings: What to Know...

A Kaiser Family Foundation report notes that for 2022, the average Medicare beneficiary has access ...

HEDIS® Measures: Medication Reconciliation in Transitions of Care

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HEDIS® Measures: Medication Reconciliation in...

You may be wondering, how vital is medication reconciliation to facilitating safe patient ...

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What’s Missing From Your Medication...

In 1975, the work of the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) officially began. Six years ...

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Why Medication Reconciliation Needs to be More...

In 2002 The Joint Commission established the National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) program. The ...

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4 Ways to Improve Medication Reconciliation in...

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the brisk pace of the emergency department (ED) already made it a ...

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Best Practices to Improve Your Medication...

More than 15 years after The Joint Commission established medication reconciliation as a National ...

FAQs About Medication Reconciliation Post-Discharge

Medication Reconciliation

FAQs About Medication Reconciliation...

At Cureatr, one of our areas of focus is medication reconciliation post-discharge (MRP). It's a ...

Medication Reconciliation: CMS Quality Measures Highlight Importance

Medication Reconciliation

Medication Reconciliation: CMS Quality Measures...

Medication reconciliation has been a subject of significant importance for many years, considering ...

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Medication Reconciliation

6 Reasons to Get Serious About Medication...

"Bring your meds." It's a ubiquitous instruction by admissions and medical office staff when ...

10 Medication Reconciliation Forms Tools and Other Resources

Medication Reconciliation

10 Medication Reconciliation Forms, Tools, and...

Looking to improve your organization's medication reconciliation process? You've come to the right ...

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Medication Reconciliation

Medication Reconciliation According to the Joint...

In 2005, The Joint Commission added medication reconciliation as a National Patient Safety Goal ...

3 Real-Life Medication Reconciliation Example Success Stories

Medication Reconciliation

3 Real-Life Medication Reconciliation Example...

In recent blogs, we've highlighted the importance of effective medication reconciliation, noting ...

What is Medication Reconciliation

Medication Reconciliation

What is Medication Reconciliation? Why Isn’t It...

On the surface, the concept of medication reconciliation seems quite simple. It can be defined as ...

5 Medication Reconciliation Steps to Complete at Every Care Transition

Medication Reconciliation

5 Medication Reconciliation Steps to Complete at...

Just how important is medication reconciliation? A regularly referenced survey shows that ...

Medication Reconciliation Policy and Procedure

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Why You Need a Medication Reconciliation Policy...

You don't want to take chances with medication reconciliation. A poorly executed or incomplete ...

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How Patient Care Coordination Improves Medication...

Medication reconciliation is not intended as a single event. Rather, as The Joint Commission notes ...

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Preventing Medication Errors: Getting the Most...

It doesn't take much to cause a medication error. Misplace a decimal point. Change a couple letters ...

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Safely Prescribing Medications: Knowing What You...

The number of patients taking prescribed medicines is shocking. Nearly half of the U.S. population ...

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The Medication Reconciliation Process and its...

Take a guess - how many people in the United States take at least one prescription drug every 30 ...

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What’s the Patient’s Responsibility in Preventing...

After refusing to have an infected tooth pulled, Sue’s dentist prescribed amoxicillin to treat the ...

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Why Medication Adherence Must Be the Cornerstone...

Patients don’t take their medicine as prescribed about 50% of the time.[1] And approximately 25% of ...