Implementation and sustainability of a medication reconciliation toolkit: a mixed methods evaluation.

Deonni P. Stolldorf; Amanda S Mixon; Andrew D. Auerbach; Amy R Aylor; Hasan Shabbir; Jeff Schnipper; Sunil Kripalani

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Implementation and sustainability of a medication reconciliation toolkit: a mixed methods evaluation.

August 5, 2020

Stolldorf DP, Mixon AS, Auerbach AD, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2020;77(14):1135-1143.

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This mixed-methods study assessed the barriers and facilitators to hospitals’ implementation of the MARQUIS toolkit, which supports hospitals in developing medication reconciliation programs. Leadership who responded to the survey/interview expressed limited institutional budgetary and hiring support, but hospitals were able to implement and sustain the toolkit by shifting staff responsibilities, adding pharmacy staff, and using a range of implementation strategies (e.g., educational tools for staff, EHR templates).

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