Medication reconciliation during internal hospital transfer and impact of computerized prescriber order entry.

Justin Y. Lee; Kori Leblanc; Olavo Fernandes; Jin-Hyeun Huh; Gary G. Wong; Bassem Hamandi; Neil M. Lazar; Dante Morra; Jana Bajcar; Jennifer Harrison

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Medication reconciliation during internal hospital transfer and impact of computerized prescriber order entry.

December 22, 2010

Lee JY, Leblanc K, Fernandes O, et al. Ann Pharmacother. 2010;44(12):1887-95.

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This study found that 62% of patients transferred between units during a hospitalization had at least one unintentional medication discrepancy. The most common discrepancy was medication omission, independent of which system was used (e.g., paper versus computerized).

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