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Medication Reconciliation

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Medication Reconciliation

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STUDY

Sources and types of discrepancies between electronic medical records and actual outpatient medication use.

Orrico KB. J Manag Care Pharm. 2008;14:626-631.

STUDY

In-home medication reviews: a novel approach to improving patient care through coordination of care.

Willis JS, Hoy RH, Jenkins WD. J Community Health. 2011;36:1027-1031.

COMMENTARY

Making inpatient medication reconciliation patient centered, clinically relevant and implementable: a consensus statement on key principles and necessary first steps.

Greenwald JL, Halasyamani L, Greene J, et al. J Hosp Med. 2010;5:477-485.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Piecing together medication administration.

Anderson HJ. Health Data Manage. May 1, 2009;17:22.

STUDY

Assessing the accuracy of drug profiles in an electronic medical record system of a Washington State hospital.

Platte B, Akinci F, Güç Y. Am J Manag Care. 2010;16:e245-e250.

STUDY

Improving medication safety in primary care using electronic health records.

Nemeth LS, Wessell AM. J Patient Saf. 2010;6:238-243.

STUDY

An effort to improve electronic health record medication list accuracy between visits: patients' and physicians' response.

Staroselsky M, Volk LA, Tsurikova R, et al. Int J Med Inform. 2008;77:153-160.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Medication reconciliation only as good as the IT allows.

Page D. Hosp Health Networks. March 2011.

COMMENTARY

Medication reconciliation physician order form.

Lacy JL, Wilkinson ST. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:1117-1120.

STUDY

Implementation of an electronic system for medication reconciliation.

Kramer JS, Hopkins PJ, Rosendale JC, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2007;64:404-422.

COMMENTARY

Medication reconciliation at an academic medical center: implementation of a comprehensive program from admission to discharge.

Murphy EM, Oxencis CJ, Klauck JA, Meyer DA, Zimmerman JM. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66:2126-2131.

COMMENTARY

Medication reconciliation in acute care: ensuring an accurate drug regimen on admission and discharge.

Rodehaver C. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005;31:406-413.

STUDY

Medication discrepancies in integrated electronic health records.

Linsky A, Simon SR. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013;22:103-109.

BOOK/REPORT

Medication Reconciliation Handbook.

Oakbrook Terrace, IL: Joint Commission Resources and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists; 2006. ISBN: 0866889566.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Accuracy at every step: the challenge of medication reconciliation.

Institute for Healthcare Improvement Web site. March 20, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Winning the battle for standardization.

Health Manage Technol. October 2007;28:34-36.

COMMENTARY

ISMP medication error report analysis.

Cohen MR. Hosp Pharm. 2006;41:1148-1151.

STUDY

Health literacy and medication understanding among hospitalized adults.

Marvanova M, Roumie CL, Eden SK, Cawthon C, Schnipper JL, Kripalani S. J Hosp Med. 2011;6:488-493.

REVIEW

Medication reconciliation during transitions of care as a patient safety strategy: a systematic review.

Kwan JL, Lo L, Sampson M, Shojania KG. Ann Intern Med. 2013;158(5 Pt 2):397-403.

STUDY

Utilising improvement science methods to optimise medication reconciliation.

White CM, Schoettker PJ, Conway PH, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:372-380.

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