Medication reconciliation in the emergency department: opportunities for workflow redesign.
Hummel J, Evans PC, Lee H. Medication reconciliation in the emergency department: opportunities for workflow redesign. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(6):531-5. doi:10.1136/qshc.2009.035121.
This article explains how to optimize medication reconciliation in the emergency department using a lean design method and discusses the role of patients and clerical staff in improving the medication information gathering process.