Menu Measure 7
Medication Reconciliation
Objective:
The eligible professional who receives a patient from another setting of care or provider of care or believes an encounter is relevant should perform medication reconciliation.
Measure:
The eligible professional performs medication reconciliation for more than 50 percent of transitions of care in which the patient is transitioned into the care of the eligible professional.
CMS Resources
The following resource is available to help you meet the Medication Reconciliation meaningful use menu measure:
- EHR Meaningful Use Specification Sheet for Eligible Professionals – Menu Measure 7 of 10 [PDF - 122k]
Related CMS EHR Incentive Program Frequently Asked Questions
National Learning Consortium Resources
The following resources on medication reconciliation are examples of tools that are used in the field today, and that are recommended by "boots-on-the-ground" professionals for use by others who have made the commitment to implement or upgrade to certified EHR systems.
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| National Learning Consortium Resources | ||
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| Resource Name | Description | Source |
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Medication Discrepancy Tool (MDT) |
Tool for identifying and characterizing medication discrepancies that arise when patients are making the transition between sites of care. |
The Care Transitions Program, University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine |
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How to Create an Accurate Medication List in the Outpatient Setting through a Patient-Centered Approach [PDF - 3.3Mb] |
Toolkit that provides information and guidance for implementing a patient-centered approach in the outpatient setting focused on medication safety. |
Consumers Advancing Patient Safety (CAPS), Aurora Health Care |
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Medication Safety Reconciliation Toolkit [PDF - 4Mb] |
Toolkit that provides extensive detail on where and how to reconcile medications at all transition points of care; how to implement a medication reconciliation process; and provides sample process maps, algorithms, and forms. |
North Carolina Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety (NC Quality Center) |
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Meaningful Use Case Studies |
Case Studies that describe provider experiences and lessons learned throughout EHR implementation and the pathway to meaningful use. Case studies related to this meaningful use measure include: |
Health Information Technology Resource Center (HITRC) |
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Medication Reconciliation Tool [DOCX - 1.7MB] |
Toolkit that includes a self-assessment, to select a process model that serves as a guide for how to meet the Medical Reconciliation objective. |
Health Information Technology Resource Center (HITRC) |
Related CMS EHR Incentive Program Frequently Asked Questions
- #2813 - What do the numerators and denominators mean in measures that are required to demonstrate meaningful use?
- #2765 - For EPs who see patients in both inpatient and outpatient settings, and where certified EHR technology is available at each location, should these EPs base their denominators for meaningful use objectives on the number of unique patients in only the outpatient setting or on the total number of unique patients from both settings?
- #3065 - Should patient encounters in an ambulatory surgical center be included in the denominator for calculating that at least 50 percent or more of an EP's patient encounters during the reporting period occurred at practices/locations equipped with certified EHR technology?
- #3077 - If an EP sees a patient in a setting that does not have certified EHR technology but enters all of the patient’s information into certified EHR technology at another practice location, can the patient be counted in the numerators and denominators of meaningful use measures?
- #2903 - How should EPs select menu objectives?
For additional questions around meaningful use, visit the CMS EHR Incentive Program Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
