The Rural VA Multi-Center Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study (R-VA-MARQUIS).

Presley CA, Wooldridge KT, Byerly SH, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2020;77.

This article reports mixed results of a two-year mentor-implemented feasibility study designed to improve medication reconciliation practices in rural Veterans Affairs hospitals. The authors highlight facilitators and barriers to implementing their evidence-based intervention in smaller hospitals.

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