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Medication Reconciliation Performed by Pharmacy Technicians at the Time of Preoperative Screening

In the preintervention period, 204 patients (64 of whom used antithrombotic medications) and, in the postintervention period, 93 patients (36 of whom used antithrombotic medications) were included.
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Medication reconciliation toolkit reduces hospital errors

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Medication reconciliation is challenging during care transitions. Taking the “best possible medication history” ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Usefulness of Pharmacy Claims for Medication Reconciliation in Primary Care

ABSTRACTObjectives: Methods for efficient medication reconciliation are increasingly important in primary care. Aggregated pharmacy data within the native electronic health record (EHR) may create a ...
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Medication Reconciliation at Hospital Discharge: Evaluating Discrepancies

Background: Hospital discharge is an interface of care when patients are at a high risk of medication discrepancies as they transition from hospital to home. These discrepancies are important, as they ...
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Study determines most effective ways for hospitals to reduce medication errors

Consolidating a patient’s medication lists before hospital admission and upon discharge significantly reduced the number of medication discrepancies in a new analysis of the MARQUIS2 study While ...
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Study sheds light on the best strategies hospitals can use for medication reconciliation

A new study from researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, has shed new light on the best strategies hospitals can use for ...