| Subject: | JCAHO Issues Field Review for Proposed Revisions to Medication Management Standards |
| Category: | The Joint Commission (TJC)
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| Published: | Thu, 28 Dec 2006 - 12:00 am |
| JCAHO is seeking comment on proposed revisions to Standards MM.4.10 and MM.8.10.
Standard MM.4.10 addresses the pharmacist’s review of prescriptions and or medication orders before said prescriptions/medication orders are dispensed. Standard MM.8.10 addresses an organizations evaluation of its medication management system. According to JCAHO, the proposed revisions are in response to concerns from the field about compliance with standards MM.4.10 and MM8.10 as they relate to timeliness of... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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