Improving safety during transitions of care through the use of electronic referral loops to receive and reconcile health information.
Allen G, Setzer J, Jones R, et al. Improving safety during transitions of care through the use of electronic referral loops to receive and reconcile health information. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2023;49(5):247-254. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2023.01.014.
Reconciling medication lists at transitions of care is a widely recognized safety strategy; however, other parts of the electronic health record (EHR) - allergies and problem lists - also need reconciliation. This article describes an academic medical system's quality improvement project to increase rates of complete reconciliation of problems, medications, and allergies in the EHR. Twenty-six cycles of Plan-Do-Study-Act increased completion rates from 20% to 80%.