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DeCS
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Descriptor English:
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Medication Reconciliation
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Conciliación de Medicamentos
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Reconciliação de Medicamentos
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Synonyms English:
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Medication Reconciliations
Reconciliation, Medication
Reconciliations, Medication
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Tree Number:
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E02.319.529.500
N02.421.450.500.500
N04.452.528.460
N04.590.656
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Definition English:
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The formal process of obtaining a complete and accurate list of each patient's current home medications including name, dosage, frequency, and route of administration, and comparing admission, transfer, and/or discharge medication orders to that list. The reconciliation is done to avoid medication errors. |
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History Note English:
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2011
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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54220
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Unique Identifier:
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D059065
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Occurrence in VHL:
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Similar:
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DeCS
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