A toolkit to disseminate best practices in inpatient medication reconciliation: Multi-Center Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study (MARQUIS).

Stephanie K. Mueller; Sunil Kripalani; Jason Stein; Peter J. Kaboli; Tosha B. Wetterneck; Amanda H. Salanitro; Jeffrey L. Greenwald; Mark Williams V; Edward Etchells; Daniel J. Cobaugh; Lakshmi Halasyamani; Stephanie Labonville; David Hanson; Hasan Shabbir; John Gardella; Rebecca Largen; Jeffey Schnipper

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A toolkit to disseminate best practices in inpatient medication reconciliation: Multi-Center Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study (MARQUIS).

July 31, 2013

Mueller SK, Kripalani S, Stein J, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39(8):371-382.

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This commentary describes a medication reconciliation improvement toolkit, along with results and lessons learned from implementing the strategy.

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