RT Book, Section
A1 On, Phung C.
A2 Bethishou, Laressa
A2 Wooster, Jessica
A2 On, Phung C.
SR Print(0)
ID 1191921289
T1 Medication Reconciliation Best Practices
T2 Transitions of Care in Pharmacy Casebook
YR 2021
FD 2021
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260474619
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1191921289
RD 2024/04/24
AB Medication  errors  commonly  occur  as  the  patient  moves  through  the  continuum  of  care.  According  to  the  Joint  Commission,  63%  of  reported  medication  errors  were  due  to  a  breakdown  in  communication  which  could  have  been  avoided  by  completing  a  medication  reconciliation.1  In  2004,  the  Joint  Commission  included  medication  reconciliation  across  the  continuum  of  care  to  the  2005  National  Patient  Safety  Goal  #8.  Thus,  medication  reconciliation  can  and  should  occur  at  each  care  transition.  This  includes  when  the  patient  is  moving  from  one  healthcare  setting  to  another,  transferring  from  one  level  of  care  to  another  (e.g.,  intensive  care  unit  to  medical  unit),  and  seeing  different  care  providers.