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- Assists provider in meeting JCAHO NPSG #8 for medication reconciliation at time of admission and, optionally, at time of discharge.
- Improves patient registration productivity by reducing time to obtain and verify a patient's home medication record.
- Provides an accurate prescription history, including correct drug name, dosage, route, and frequency.
- Eliminates human error relating to drug names, dosage, abbreviations, legibility and confusion over generic versus brand names.
- Reduces inpatient costs from improper medication verification at time of admission.
- Increases the perceived integrity of the hospital with the patient by having a starting record of the patient's current prescription medications.
- Does not change existing registration procedures.
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