The effect of medication reconciliation via a patient portal on medication discrepancies: a randomized noninferiority study.

Marieke M Ebbens; Kim B Gombert-Handoko; Elsbeth J Wesselink; Patricia M.L. A van den Bemt

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The effect of medication reconciliation via a patient portal on medication discrepancies: a randomized noninferiority study.

January 26, 2022

Ebbens MM, Gombert-Handoko KB, Wesselink EJ, et al. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021;22(12):2553-2558.e1.

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Medication reconciliation has been shown to reduce medication errors but is a time-consuming process. This study compared medication reconciliation via a patient portal with those performed by a pharmacy technician (usual care). Medication discrepancies were similar between both groups, and patients were satisfied using the patient portal, which saved 6.8 minutes per patient compared with usual care.

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