The issue that healthcare organizations struggle with now is where to get the resources to develop a med rec team that is dedicated to collecting patient medication histories. Editor’s note: This is ...

Background: Hospital discharge is an interface of care when patients are at a high risk of medication discrepancies as they transition from hospital to home. These discrepancies are important, as they ...

On average, home health patients take 13 medications, and the average time to manually input the required information about a single medication is 1.5 minutes. This means that for the average patient, ...

Researchers studied 851 adults hospitalized with acute coronary syndromes or acute decompensated heart failure at two tertiary care academic hospitals. A randomized group of patients received ...

A clinic visit, hospital admission, or transition in care often begins with medication reconciliation. Developed to provide safer, more coordinated, and better-quality care, medication reconciliation ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality provides a free, downloadable medications at transitions and clinical handoffs toolkit for medication reconciliation. Medication reconciliation is a ...

Headlines in consumer and professional media outlets alike have made one thing abundantly clear: Healthcare providers are tired. According to a study published by the Mayo Clinic, 62.8% of physicians ...

ASC Durango (Colo.) recently underwent its first AAAHC survey and achieved accreditation. During the survey, it was brought to the attention of Cheryl Desko, RN, clinical director for the ASC, that ...

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In 2021, Surescripts delivered its enhanced Medication History services to providers nationwide, with a 21% increase in the use of Medication History during patient ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Medication reconciliation is challenging during care transitions. Taking the “best possible medication history” ...

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers complimentary resources to improve patient safety and quality of care. The Multi-Center Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study, ...