Nearly 82% of hospitals surveyed by the Joint Commission in 2019 were noncompliant with at least one Medication Management (MM) chapter item. Still, experts say they are hopeful that recent revisions will help those hospitals meet the accreditor’s expectations.
“We have some welcome new clarifications on medication orders, particularly those that have been relatively challenging for hospitals,” Jeannell Mansur, PharmD, a principal consultant in medication