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National Inpatient Medication Chart

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Quality assurance

  1. NIMC and specialist charts quality adjustment

  2. There is a process for considering quality adjustments to the NIMC that will improve medication safety. The Jurisdictional Guidelines for Local Management of the NIMC provide guidance on how the NIMC is managed locally and nationally.

    Adjustment requests are considered by the Health Service Medication Expert Advisory Group. A change request register is maintained and includes the consideration outcomes

    Adjustment requests are considered by the NIMC Oversight Committee. A change request register is maintained and includes the consideration outcomes.

  3. Health Service Medication Expert Advisory Group
  4. The Health Service Medication Expert Advisory Group advises the Commission on the NIMC and related issues. Here you will find

  5. NIMC evaluations

  6. Links to evaluations of the NIMC

  7. NIMC Quality Assurance Project 2008


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