Beyond medication reconciliation: the correct medication list. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Beyond medication reconciliation: the correct medication list. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published April 2017

Beyond medication reconciliation: the correct medication list.

Rose AJ, Fischer SH, Paasche-Orlow MK. JAMA. 2017 Apr 20; [Epub ahead of print].

Although medication reconciliation is widely advocated to improve medication safety, barriers to implementation persist. This commentary describes strategies to improve the process to ensure patients and care teams have accurate medication lists. Recommendations include involving the patient in reconciliation and clarifying which provider is responsible for the task.

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