Avoiding errors during transitions of care: Medication reconciliation

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 764-769

  Martin, Caren McHenry ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Elderly; Hospitalization; Long term care; Medication reconciliation; Nursing facility; Pharmacist; Transition of care

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; SHORT SURVEY;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACISTS;

EID: 84872322181     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2012.764     Document Type: Short Survey

References (9)

1. Gleason KM, McDaniel MR, Feinglass J et al. Results of the Medications At Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) study: an analysis of medication reconciliation errors and risk factors at hospital admission. J Gen Intern Med 2010;25:441-7.
2. Cornish PL, Knowles SR, Marchesano R et al. Unintended medication discrepancies at the time of hospital admission. Arch Intern Med 2005;165:424-9. (Pubitemid 40280198)
3. Tija J, Bonner A, Briesacher BA et al. Medication discrepancies upon hospital to skilled nursing facility transitions. J Gen Intern Med 2009;5:630-5.
4. Boockvar K, Fishman E, Kyriacou CK et al. Adverse events due to discontinuations in drug use and dose changes in patients transferred between acute and long-term care facilities. Arch Intern Med 2004;164:545-50. (Pubitemid 38314451)
5. Jencks SF, Williams MV, Coleman EA. Rehospitalizations among patients in the Medicare fee-for-service program. N Engl J Med 2009;360:1418-28.
6. Medicare Payment Advisory Commission. Payment policy for inpatient readmissions. In Report to the Congress: Promoting Greater Efficiency in Medicare. Washington, DC: June 2007:103-20. Available at www.medpac.gov/ documents/Jun07-EntireReport.pdf.
7. http://cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/ AcuteInpatientPPS/Readmissions-Reduction-Program.html/ Accessed August 12, 2012.
8. Novak CJ, Hastanan S, Moradi M et al. Reducing unnecessary hospital readmissions: the pharmacist's role in care transitions. Consult Pharm 2012;27:174-9.
9. Gleason KM, Brake H, Agramonte V et al. Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation. (Prepared by the Island Peer Review Organization, Inc., under Contract No. HHSA2902009000 13C.) AHRQ Publication No. 11(12)-0059. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; December 2011.