Medication reconciliation in the emergency department: opportunities for workflow redesign.

J. Hummel; P. C. Evans; H. Lee

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Medication reconciliation in the emergency department: opportunities for workflow redesign.

December 15, 2010

Hummel J, Evans PC, Lee H. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(6):531-5.

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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.

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