Medication Reconciliation

The formal process of obtaining a complete and accurate list of each patient's current home medications including name, dosage, frequency, and route of administration, and comparing admission, transfer, and/or discharge medication orders to that list. The reconciliation is done to avoid medication errors.

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Networked: 230 relevant articles (11 outcomes, 27 trials/studies)

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Kripalani, Sunil: 8 articles (05/2016 - 02/2008)
2.	Schnipper, Jeffrey L: 7 articles (10/2016 - 04/2009)
3.	Cawthon, Courtney: 5 articles (09/2012 - 03/2010)
4.	Dalal, Anuj K: 4 articles (05/2016 - 03/2010)
5.	Gandhi, Tejal K: 4 articles (05/2016 - 04/2009)
6.	Roumie, Christianne L: 4 articles (05/2016 - 03/2010)
7.	DeAntonio, Jonathan H: 3 articles (01/2020 - 01/2019)
8.	Hobgood, Sarah: 3 articles (01/2020 - 01/2019)
9.	Jayaraman, Sudha: 3 articles (01/2020 - 01/2019)
10.	Leichtle, Stefan W: 3 articles (01/2020 - 01/2019)

Related Diseases

1.	Neoplasms (Cancer) 06/01/2016 - "Medication reconciliation results in a marked decrease in RERP in cancer patients. " 10/01/2023 - "Medication reconciliation as part of a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment by a specialist pharmacist is a process that has been shown to be beneficial in terms of medication adherence in patients taking oral anticancer medication and potentially cost-effective in cancer patients. " 12/20/2021 - "In the PROF-1 (Progetto di Rete in Oncologia con le Farmacie di comunità della Romagna) study, an alliance was created between our cancer center and CPs to improve medication reconciliation, and a new integrated IT platform was validated. " 11/29/2021 - "As more cancer patients are prescribed a combination of oral chemotherapies, intravenous chemotherapies and non-anticancer medications, future studies should evaluate the advantages of conducting medication reconciliations in these patient populations across multiple care settings." 08/01/2020 - "A comprehensive search was performed in the PubMed/Medline, Scopus, and Web of Science databases, associating the keywords "medication reconciliation" and "cancer" or "oncology." Fourteen studies met the selection criteria. "
2.	Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions 06/01/2013 - "Primary changes that resulted from conducting 54 PDSA cycles of learning included enhanced data access, centralized medication access through formulary expansion, implemented a medication reconciliation guideline, designated a single point of accountability in the pharmacy, improved efficiency, staff performed nontraditional roles, extended the existing adverse drug event program, and improved communication. " 02/01/2022 - "This study evaluated the impact of pharmacist-led medication reconciliation at hospital admission on unintentional medication discrepancies and adverse drug events. " 01/01/2021 - "The goal of this study was to conduct a systematic review on the impact of in-hospital electronic/enhanced medication reconciliation compared to basic medication reconciliation on medication errors, discrepancies, and adverse drug events (ADEs). " 01/01/2021 - "The third study, a cluster randomized trial in Quebec, Canada, evaluated the effect of conducting electronic medication reconciliation on several outcomes including adverse drug events and medication discrepancies (domain: medication safety). " 01/01/2021 - "The objective of this study was to determine the impact of pharmacist-led telemedicine services on reducing high-risk medication adverse drug events (ADEs) for NH residents using medication reconciliation and prospective MRR on admission plus ongoing clinical decision support alerts throughout the residents' stay. "
3.	Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) 03/01/2020 - "The number of patients receiving timely follow-up with their provider increased from 79% preintervention to 88% postintervention, and COPD medication reconciliation at admission improved from 79% preintervention to 84% postintervention. " 01/01/2021 - "In this within-site, retrospective study, discharge counseling, medication reconciliation, medication access assistance, therapy changes, and post-discharge long-term follow-up were provided to underserved adult patients with a primary care provider at the study clinic and admitted to the affiliated hospital with a primary diagnosis of COPD exacerbation. " 03/01/2022 - "To pilot the combination of a novel, real-time provider teaching intervention delivered by subspecialists to Internal Medicine trainees with a traditional patient education and medication reconciliation (PEMR) intervention and to assess the impact of these interventions on provider knowledge regarding COPD and patient care. " 06/01/2021 - "Pharmacist-conducted medication reconciliation at discharge did not affect 30-day readmission rates of patients with COPD. " 06/01/2021 - "Pharmacists were educated on discharge medication reconciliation for patients with COPD. "
4.	Chronic Disease (Chronic Diseases) 07/01/2023 - "This led to a significantly greater frequency of discussions with patients with chronic conditions about their general medication knowledge, the duration of their therapy, missed doses, ADRs, medication reconciliation and medication use during Ramadhan (P < 0.001). " 07/01/2019 - "The top 5 pharmacist services mentioned by participants included chronic condition management, medication reconciliation training, Beers List education, diabetes education, and adherence counseling. " 04/01/2017 - "Although medication reconciliation has become standard during hospital admission, rates of unintentional medication discrepancies during intensive care of pediatric patients with chronic disease are unknown. " 04/01/2017 - "Medication Reconciliation Failures in Children and Young Adults With Chronic Disease During Intensive and Intermediate Care." 01/01/2017 - "Medication reconciliation is a complex process, especially when providing care to elderly population due to increased medication use, the movement of the patient from one health care setting to another, the number of acute and chronic illnesses, and the intervention of multiple health care providers in different facilities. "
5.	Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) 01/01/2018 - "At 12 months, hypertension medication reconciliation was improved in the EHR-alone group (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 1.8; 95% CI, 1.1 to 2.9) and the EHR plus education group (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 2.0; 95% CI, 1.3 to 3.3) compared with usual care. " 08/01/2022 - "Adults with active portal status, diabetes, and uncontrolled hypertension participated in a usability/feasibility survey and communicated with a pharmacist via the portal-based application who conducted medication reconciliation and discussed medication indications, side effects, and barriers to use with patients. " 01/01/2022 - "Compared to physicians who prescribed above the mean, lower prescribing physicians performed significantly better on medication reconciliation (p = .007) and hypertension control (p < .001) and prescribed fewer PIMs (p < .001). " 06/01/2016 - "[Medication reconciliation at hospital discharge focusing on patient with hypertension: Analysis of the output prescription]." 02/01/2010 - "Medication reconciliation and hypertension control."

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