Jeannie Pezone, administrator at West Park Surgery Center in Pinellas Park, Fla., explains the process the surgery center uses to ensure medication reconciliation is achieved according to standards ...

ASC Durango (Colo.) recently underwent its first AAAHC survey and achieved accreditation. During the survey, it was brought to the attention of Cheryl Desko, RN, clinical director for the ASC, that ...

Pharmacy review, adherence counseling during discharge, and ongoing telephone follow up identify safety concerns, prove cost-effective, researchers find. Hospital-based medication reconciliation ...

Purpose: The effectiveness of a multidisciplinary medication reconciliation process was studied in an inpatient family medicine unit of an academic hospital center. Methods: In phase 1 of this ...

The electronic medication reconciliation documentation process developed and implemented at our institution could be adapted and implemented in other facilities. Requirements for successful ...

Medicare Advantage plans have a clear opportunity to improve quality by delivering more comprehensive, timely medication reconciliation services to recently discharged members. Unplanned hospital ...

Health IT changes can help bring medication reconciliation adherence to 98 percent, according to Partners HealthCare, which includes Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . With the rise of hospitalists, in an inpatient setting, this process is often handled and overseen by hospital ...

Proper medication reconciliation can help prevent adverse drug events by identifying exactly what medications a patient was taking before coming to the hospital and confirming appropriate medication ...

The results of this simulation model suggest that implementing a pharmacist-led medication reconciliation intervention at hospital discharge could be cost-saving compared with usual care. Objectives: ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A medication reconciliation bundle including combined pharmacist and prescriber efforts did not reduce 30-day ...