AHRQ Patient Safety Network ► Hospital Experiences Using Electronic Health Records to Support Medication Reconciliation.

AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Program using trained health coaches, who employ mobile information technology, led to lower readmission rates and significant cost savings.Washington, DC: National Institute for Health Care Reform; July 2014.

Hospital Experiences Using Electronic Health Records to Support Medication Reconciliation.

Grossman JM, Gourevitch R, Cross D. Washington, DC: National Institute for Health Care Reform; July 2014. NIHCR Research Brief No. 17.

According to this report, many vendors are still working to add and implement enhanced functions for electronic health records to support medication reconciliation capabilities. Health care workers are instead employing hybrid paper-electronic processes to ensure patients' medication lists remain accurate throughout their hospital stay.

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