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Improving Patient Safety Through Accurate Medication Reconciliation
<p>Medication errors due to incorrect medication reconciliation are a very present and serious problem in our microsystem. As an preop/postop outpatient unit, we see an average of 50 patients daily and perform medication reconciliations regularly. The problem is our nurses perform this task …
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Increasing Patient Participation in the Medication Reconciliation Process
… many adverse drug events are related to medication errors, preventing medication errors is fundamental to improving patient safety and outcomes. Medication reconciliation is the process of identifying and resolving medication discrepancies that occur, during transitions in care. Patient …
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Improving Patient Medication Reconciliation Participation and Compliance Through Education
… of this world are patients and their safety. Medication knowledge and medication reconciliation compliance are factors that influence patient’s safety and their overall health outcomes. This project explores the theme of patient safety by examining the relationship between patient education …
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Improvements in Medication Reconciliation: Further Steps Towards Engineering a Culture of Safety
… the transition from a physician-nurse centered medication reconciliation process to one of a pharmacy led reconciliation team with a designated medication reconciliation pharmacy technician would have on compliance with and the accuracy of the medication reconciliation tools and processes at …
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Utilization of a transitional care team for medication reconciliation in geriatric primary care
… According to the Institute of Medicine (IOM), medication-related errors lead to mortality and adverse effects such as allergic reactions, avoidable side effects, drug interactions, and unnecessary cost (IOM, 2000). Even with the predominant use of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) and …
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Improving Outpatient Medication Reconciliation And Reducing Adverse Drug Events: Development Of A New Process
<p>AbstractImportance: Prescribed medications can pose risks to patient safety. In the United States, persons aged over 65 account for nearly 450,000 annual emergency department (ED) visits, and they are seven times more likely to require hospital admission than younger persons (Centers for Disease …
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Improving Medication Reconciliation on Admission and Discharge in the Behavioral Health Adult Partial Hospitalization Program
<p>This project aims to improve medication reconciliation upon admission and discharge to 90 percent within four months in Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP). PHP is an intensive day treatment program for adults who need crisis intervention or short-term stabilization. It also helps clients make …
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Lääkitystiedon ajantasaistaminen ja lääkityksen turvatarkastus HYKS Syöpäkeskuksessa uro-onkologian poliklinikalla
According to international studies, medication records are often incomplete in hospitals' patient information system. Medication reconciliation is an effective method to prevent medication errors and improve medication safety. A medication review is a useful tool in the assessment of drug-related …
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Medication error at the primary secondary care interface: costs, causes, consequences
Background: Medication error is an important patient safety issue worldwide and results in morbidity, mortality and economic burden. The true cost of medication error is unclear from current evidence. Medication error is particularly common at the primary secondary care interface as patients move …
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A systematic approach to improving pharmacotherapy in the elderly
… first study presented in this thesis showed that medication errors in the transition of care are common. These results contributed to the development of the LIMM-model. The model consists of patient medication interview at admission (including medication reconciliation), medication review during …
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Effects of Health Information Technology Adoption on Nursing Home Quality Rating Scores in Minnesota Nursing Homes
… with a small effect size for the HIT adoption of medication administration, medication reconciliation, computerized provider order entry (CPOE) laboratory test, computerized provider order entry (CPOE) medication, and CMS quality rating scores. Additionally, the findings of this study revealed a …
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Avoiding 30-day Readmissions of Acute MI Patients Utilizing Cardiac Rehabilitation
… causes were symptom management issues and medication instructions, both of which are part of the discharge instructions. It’s not surprising that 80% of all discharge teaching is forgotten by patients by the time they hit the parking lot. With the recommended timeframe for post discharge …
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Medication concepts, records, and lists in electronic medical record systems
A well-designed implementation of medication concepts, records, and lists in an electronic medical record (EMR) system allows it to successfully perform many functions vital for the provision of quality health care. A controlled medication terminology provides the foundation for decision support …
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Reducing 30-Day Readmission Rates For Copd Patients: A Care Standardization & Quality Improvement Project
… consultation, smoking cessation evaluation, medication reconciliation, spirometry (if not completed within the last year), patient education, and scheduling of a pulmonary follow-up appointment within 14 days of discharge. During the 3-month implementation period, a total of 30 patients were …
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Quality and continuity of medication management when people with dementia transition between the care home and hospital setting
Improving medication management at transitions of care is a national and international priority. People with dementia, who transition between hospitals and care homes, can be at an increased risk of adverse events, harm and costly re-hospitalisation. There is limited research which examines factors …
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Optimising medicine reconciliation at the healthcare interface
��Keywords: Medicine/ medication reconciliation, care transition, pharmacist service, discharge communication, medication discrepancies, health interface Background: Medicine reconciliation (MR) is the process of obtaining and maintaining an accurate, detailed list of all medicines taken by a …
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Evaluation of Clinical Pharmacy Impact on Multiple Internal Medicine Teams Utilizing Alternative Rounding Strategies
… needs of both assigned teams (e.g. rounding and medication reconciliation). Various methods were proposed including alternative rounding model. There are limited studies investigating different rounding models to accommodate multiple teams per pharmacist. Objective: To determine the effectiveness …
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Transitional Care to Reduce 30-day Heart Failure Readmissions Among the Long-Term Care Elderly Population
… and planning for discharge, inappropriate medication reconciliation, and poor or inadequate follow-up in the days following discharge (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), 2009). Thus, many hospitals and facilities have implemented transitional care protocols to help reduce HF …
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The Implementation of a Pharmacy Student-led Medication History Program in a Large, Tertiary Pediatric Emergency Center
… The implementation of a pharmacy student-led medication history program in the Emergency Center to identify and prevent medication-related errors. Methods This was a twelve-week pilot study from October 2016 to January 2017 that evaluated the implementation of a medication history program …