Institute:Office of National Coordinator (ONC) Workforce Training Curriculum
Component:The Culture of Health Care
Unit:Sociotechnical Aspects: Clinicians and Technology
Lecture:Medical errors
Patient safety
Slide content:Medication Reconciliation Medication reconciliation: Process of avoiding unintended changes in medication across transitions in care Requires iterative reviews of patients medications at different points of time during the hospital stay 16
Slide notes:How can health care systems reduce medication errors? One method is to implement a system of medication reconciliation, which is a process of avoiding unintended changes in medications across transitions in care. Medication reconciliation requires repeated reviews of a patients medications at the time of admission, at the time of transfer, and at the time of discharge. Also, it can include medication review or audit during a patient visit such as in an inpatient setting. 16