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Medication Reconciliation: Rec It Right, so it’s not a Wreck

2019; American Academy of Pediatrics; Volume: 144; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1542/peds.144.2_meetingabstract.23

ISSN

1098-4275

Autores

Tiranun Rungvivatjarus, Cynthia L. Kuelbs, Kyung E. Rhee, Lisa Mcdonough, Jeff Perham, Glenn F. Billman, Erin Stucky Fisher,

Tópico(s)

Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues

Resumo

Background: Medication errors and harms continue to be one of the most widely reported healthcare problems. The Joint Commission (TJC) included medication reconciliation (MedRec) as a 2005 National Patient Safety Goal to help reduce errors related to medication omissions, duplications and interactions. Despite years of attention, hospitals continue to struggle to implement successful MedRec. Similarly, we have identified high variability, risk of harm, and opportunities to systematically improve our institution’s MedRec. SMART AIM: To increase the entire institution’s % of overall inpatient admission medication reconciliation (AdmMedRec) completed …

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