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Medication Reconciliation

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Medication Reconciliation

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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Practitioners agree on medication reconciliation value, but frustration and difficulties abound.

ISMP Medication Safety Alert! Acute Care Edition. July 13, 2006;11:1-2.

COMMENTARY

Medication reconciliation physician order form.

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

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Building a case for medication reconciliation.

Nurse Advise-ERR. April 2006;4:1-3.

ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY/GUIDELINES

Using medication reconciliation to prevent errors.

Sentinel Event Alert. January 25, 2006;(35):1-4.

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.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Five hospitals release data on inspections.

Kowalczyk L. Boston Globe. April 21, 2007:B1.

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

JCAHO tightens leash on medication reconciliation.

Perry LE. Drug Topics: Health-System Edition. March 20, 2006.

COMMENTARY

Citrate Mix-Up

Weber RJ. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. May 2006.

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.

BOOK/REPORT

Guiding Principles to Achieve Continuity in Medication Management.

Canberra, Australia: Australian Pharmaceutical Advisory Council; July 2005. ISBN: 0642825971.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

JCAHO views medication reconciliation as adverse-event prevention.

Thompson CA. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2005;62:1528-1532.

STUDY

Assessment of a safety enhancement to the hospital medication reconciliation process for elderly patients.

Gizzi LA, Slain D, Hare JT, Sager R, Briggs F 3rd, Palmer CH. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2010;8:127-135.

STUDY

A reengineered hospital discharge program to decrease rehospitalization: a randomized trial.

Jack BW, Chetty VK, Anthony D, et al. Ann Intern Med. 2009;150:178-187.

STUDY

Impact of a pharmacist on medication reconciliation on patient admission to a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Strunk LB, Matson AW, Steinke D. Hosp Pharm. 2008;43:643-649.

STUDY

Impact of a pharmacist-facilitated hospital discharge program: a quasi-experimental study.

Walker PC, Bernstein SJ, Tucker Jones JN, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169:2003-2010.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

IOM panel reviews lessons for medication safety.

Young D. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2005;62:1340-1342.

STUDY

ASHP national survey of pharmacy practice in hospital settings: monitoring and patient education—2009.

Pedersen CA, Schneider PJ, Scheckelhoff DJ. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2010;67:542-558.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Fixing the medication reconciliation breakdown.

Starr D, West L. Most Wired Magazine. November 9, 2006.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Legality of technicians' involvement in medication reconciliation not clear.

Thompson CA. AJHP News. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66:433-434.

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