Measuring to improve medication reconciliation in a large subspecialty outpatient practice.

Elizabeth Kern; Meg B. Dingae; Esther L. Langmack; Candace Juarez; Gary Cott; Sarah K. Meadows

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Measuring to improve medication reconciliation in a large subspecialty outpatient practice.

April 26, 2017

Kern E, Dingae MB, Langmack EL, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017;43(5):212-223.

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Achieving accurate medication reconciliation during care transitions helps promote patient safety. Using data from the electronic health record, researchers developed and validated metrics to assess performance of medication reconciliation in the ambulatory setting.

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