Tips and Resources for Medication Reconciliation.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-2019
Abstract
Medication errors occur despite best intentions and are often the result of medication discrepancies. Medication reconciliation reduces the likelihood of errors by addressing medication discrepancies that result from multiple points of care, transitions in care, or patient report. Providers and practices may feel overwhelmed by new record systems and regulatory requirements, but multiple resources are available to assist providers to perform medication reconciliation with their patients. Providers and practices should implement medication reconciliation strategies, such as adoption of a multidisciplinary approach, engagement of patients to track medications, and identification of patients who are at high risk for medication list discrepancies and errors. Medication reconciliation will ultimately improve quality of care.
Volume
25
Issue
2
First Page
543
Last Page
549
ISSN
1538-6899
Published In/Presented At
Shenoy, A. M., Bennett, A., & Segal, A. Z. (2019). Tips and Resources for Medication Reconciliation. Continuum (Minneapolis, Minn.), 25(2), 543–549. https://doi.org/10.1212/CON.0000000000000706
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
30921023
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article