Measuring to improve medication reconciliation in a large subspecialty outpatient practice. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Measuring to improve medication reconciliation in a large subspecialty outpatient practice. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published March 2017

Measuring to improve medication reconciliation in a large subspecialty outpatient practice.

Kern E, Dingae MB, Langmack EL, Juarez C, Cott G, Meadows SK. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2017 Mar 29; [Epub ahead of print].

Achieving accurate medication reconciliation during care transitions helps promote patient safety. Using data from the electronic health record, researchers developed and validated metrics to assess performance of medication reconciliation in the ambulatory setting.

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