 Medication Reconciliation
"Medication Reconciliation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D059065
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.529.500 N02.421.450.500.500 N04.452.528.460 N04.590.656
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| Concept/Terms |
Medication Reconciliation- Medication Reconciliation
- Medication Reconciliations
- Reconciliation, Medication
- Reconciliations, Medication
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| 2012 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2015 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medication Reconciliation" by people in Profiles.
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Berquist K, Linnebur SA, Fixen DR. Incorporation of Clinical Pharmacy Into a Geriatric Transitional Care Management Program. J Pharm Pract. 2020 Oct; 33(5):661-665.
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Jones CD, Anthony A, Klein MD, Shakowski C, Smith HK, Go A, Perica K, Patel H, Pell J, Pierce R. The effect of a pharmacist-led multidisciplinary transitions-of-care pilot for patients at high risk of readmission. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). 2018 Sep - Oct; 58(5):554-560.
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Anderson SL, Marrs JC. A Review of the Role of the Pharmacist in Heart Failure Transition of Care. Adv Ther. 2018 03; 35(3):311-323.
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Lee JS, Gonzales R, Vittinghoff E, Corbett KK, Fleischmann KE, Sehgal N, Auerbach AD. Appropriate Reconciliation of Cardiovascular Medications After Elective Surgery and Postdischarge Acute Hospital and Ambulatory Visits. J Hosp Med. 2017 09; 12(9):723-730.
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Kern E, Dingae MB, Langmack EL, Juarez C, Cott G, Meadows SK. Measuring to Improve Medication Reconciliation in a Large Subspecialty Outpatient Practice. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017 05; 43(5):212-223.
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Heard K, Anderson VE, Dart RC, Green JL. Accuracy of the Structured Medication History Assessment Tool (MedHAT) Compared with Recorded Real-Time Medication Use. Pharmacotherapy. 2016 05; 36(5):496-504.
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Weiss BD, Brega AG, LeBlanc WG, Mabachi NM, Barnard J, Albright K, Cifuentes M, Brach C, West DR. Improving the Effectiveness of Medication Review: Guidance from the Health Literacy Universal Precautions Toolkit. J Am Board Fam Med. 2016 Jan-Feb; 29(1):18-23.
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Wyer P, Stojanovic Z, Shaffer JA, Placencia M, Klink K, Fosina MJ, Lin SX, Barron B, Graham ID. Combining training in knowledge translation with quality improvement reduced 30-day heart failure readmissions in a community hospital: a case study. J Eval Clin Pract. 2016 Apr; 22(2):171-9.
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Kennelty KA, Witry MJ, Gehring M, Dattalo M, Rogus-Pulia N. A four-phase approach for systematically collecting data and measuring medication discrepancies when patients transition between health care settings. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2016 Jul-Aug; 12(4):548-58.
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Heidenreich PA, Sahay A, Mittman BS, Oliva N, Gholami P, Rumsfeld JS, Massie BM. Facilitation of a Multihospital Community of Practice to Increase Enrollment in the Hospital to Home National Quality Improvement Initiative. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2015 Aug; 41(8):361-9.
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