New Manual Helps Hospitals Improve Medication Reconciliation

The AHRQ-funded Multi-Center Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study (MARQUIS) has produced a manual and other implementation materials to help hospitals improve medication reconciliation practices. These improvements can lead to reductions in negative outcomes such as inpatient adverse drug events and readmission rates.

Health literacy features of the MARQUIS implementation materials include:

An assessment of how patient-centered is the hospital’s medication reconciliation process (Appendix III of the manual)
A video on medication counseling at discharge that includes teach-back

Select to access MARQUIS materials: http://www.hospitalmedicine.org/MARQUIS. (Registration required.)

Medication reconciliation is one of the components of the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED). The RED Toolkit provides a roadmap for improving the discharge process for diverse populations. Select to access the RED Toolkit: http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/red/toolkit/index.html