| Subject: | JCAHO Standard MM.7.10: High-Risk / High-Alert Medications |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Fri, 15 Sep 2006 - 12:00 am |
| The StayAlert Administrator has been asked to review JCAHO standard MM.7.10 regarding high-risk or high-alert medications.
High-risk or high-alert medications are drugs that have an increased risk of causing significant harm to a patient when used in error.
Standard MM.7.10 states that the hospital develops processes for managing high-risk or high-alert medications. The Elements of Performance for this standard are:
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