Who governs Merp?
A MERP is a type of Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) and as such is governed by IRS Sec 105 (h).
How many different Merp error reporting categories are there?
The original NCC MERP index comprises nine discrete categories ranging from A (circumstances or events that have the capacity to cause error) to I (an error occurred that resulted in the patient's death) [5].
What does NCC MERP do?
The National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) defines medication error as "any preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient harm while the medication is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer.
What are Merp error categories?
Table 2NCC MERP Definition of a medication error and Risk Assessment Index 17
| Category |
Description of category |
| Error, no harm |
|
| B |
An error occurred, but the medication did not reach the patient |
| C |
An error occurred that reached the patient but did not cause patient harm |
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