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Medication reconciliation to facilitate transitions of care after hospitalization.

Liu VC, Garwood CL. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2015;72:690-693.

Geriatric patients are susceptible to medication errors due to polypharmacy and coexisting conditions, resulting in the need for enhanced transition coordination. This commentary describes a multidisciplinary program developed to improve medication reconciliation that engaged teams of inpatient and outpatient workers (including clinicians, pharmacists, and administrative staff) in performing follow-up phone calls and record review to confirm postdischarge medication regimens.

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