How to use MedRec 2.0
- Start with your trusted medication list. Use the last known good medication list you believe is correct. This may be a current facility list, pharmacy list, patient portal list, discharge list already reviewed by a provider, or another list your care team trusts. This is your source of truth.
- Enter that list first. Paste the trusted baseline list into MedRec 2.0 as the medication list before the change.
- Enter the new list second. When you receive a new hospital discharge, pharmacy, portal, provider, or paper medication list, paste it as the new medication list.
- Review the comparison report. MedRec 2.0 highlights possible added, removed, changed, and unchanged medications, along with selected safety cautions for human review.
- Take changes to a trusted professional. If the report shows changes, bring or share it with your trusted provider, pharmacist, nurse, or care team before making medication decisions.
- Keep the reviewed report. After your care team confirms the correct medication list, save or print the report. Over time, keeping these reports can help create a history of medication changes.
- Use the confirmed list next time. Once a provider or care team confirms the current list, use that updated list as your new source of truth for the next comparison.
Medication orders only: do not enter names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, addresses, phone numbers, or other patient identifiers.
Identifier handling
Do not paste or dictate patient identifiers unless your facility policy and approved workflow specifically permit it. When possible, copy medication orders only.
MedRec is free to use, requires no login or account, does not request patient identifiers, and does not store medication lists.
HIPAA and facility policy
Users are responsible for following HIPAA requirements, local regulations, and facility policy for protected health information and access control.
Human verification requirement
OCR, pasted text, and dictation inputs can contain transcription issues. Clinical staff should verify medication details against source records before completing reconciliation.
Scope of the tool
MedRec 2.0 is a support tool that helps compare medication lists and flags possible discrepancies. It does not replace provider review, pharmacist review, nursing review, or facility policy review.