Meeting
Abstract Number: 165
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Accurate medication reconciliation during transitions of care can decrease medication related adverse drug events. The Joint Commission has prioritized medication reconciliation as one of the national patient safety goals. Effective pharmacist-physician-patient collaboration can improve the medication reconciliation process and thus medication safety for hospitalized patients Purpose: 1. Develop a standardized provider-pharmacist discharge medication reconciliation […]
Abstract Number: 227
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: Adverse drug events (ADEs) result in more than 770,000 injuries and deaths each year and cost up to $5.6 million per hospital, depending on size. The hospital admission is often where the patient is most vulnerable to ADEs. Medication reconciliation on admission is a formal process by which efforts are made to ascertain a […]
Abstract Number: 248
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: The first Multi-Center Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study (MARQUIS1) demonstrated that implementation of a medication reconciliation best practices toolkit decreased unintentional medication discrepancies with potential for harm in five hospitals. Purpose: For MARQUIS2 we utilized lessons learned from MARQUIS1 to implement the toolkit across 18 diverse medical centers. Description: MARQUIS2 is a real-world, mentored […]
Abstract Number: 266
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: The Joint Commission (TJC) included medication reconciliation (MedRec) as a 2005 National Patient Safety Goal to reduce errors related to medication omissions, duplications and interactions. Medication errors and harms continue to be one of the most widely reported healthcare problems. TJC’s sentinel event database includes > 350 medication errors resulting in death or major […]