Avoiding a Med-Wreck: a structured medication reconciliation framework and standardized auditing tool utilized to optimize patient safety and reallocate hospital resources

Avoiding a Med-Wreck: a structured medication reconciliation framework and standardized auditing tool utilized to optimize patient safety and reallocate hospital resources

Abstract Background The incidence of preventable adverse drug events (ADE) is approximately one medication error per patient per hospital-day. A quality medication reconciliation (MedRec) process is a crucial intervention used to reduce ADE in the hospital and community setting. Amid the coronavirus...

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Main Authors: Ali Elbeddini, Sarah Almasalkhi, Thulasika Prabaharan, Cindy Tran, Mohamed Gazarin, Ahmed Elshahawi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
Subjects:
Medication reconciliation
Auditing tool
Medication errors
COVID-19
Cost-effective analysis
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40545-021-00296-w

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