A Key Aspects of Management of Medication (MOM) in Hospitals : Insights from NABH 5th Edition Hospital standards
Abstract
The Management of medication (MOM) is an important patient safety initiative at a hospital. All NABH (National accreditation board for Hospital and Healthcare Providers) accredited hospitals in India require appropriate implementation of the MOM standards and objective elements in the best possible manner to ensure safe usage of medications and devices. Recently, the NABH has introduced the new edition (5th edition) of standards which all accredited hospitals are expected to comply with at the earliest. The current review discusses the intent and implementation strategies of the MOM chapter standards in details and it is expected to help the already accredited and the newly aspiring hospitals to implement safe usage of medications and devices according to the new edition. The authors have highlighted key issues of appropriate medication usage and medication safety which healthcare professionals must comply with to ensure NABH accreditation in the long run.