Medication Reconciliation
"Medication Reconciliation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The formal process of obtaining a complete and accurate list of each patient's current home medications including name, dosage, frequency, and route of administration, and comparing admission, transfer, and/or discharge medication orders to that list. The reconciliation is done to avoid medication errors.
| Descriptor ID |
D059065
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.529.500 N02.421.450.500.500 N04.452.528.460 N04.590.656
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| Concept/Terms |
Medication Reconciliation- Medication Reconciliation
- Medication Reconciliations
- Reconciliation, Medication
- Reconciliations, Medication
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medication Reconciliation" by people in Profiles.
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Simulating Telemedicine, Medication Reconciliation, and Social Determinants: A Novel Instructional Approach to Health Systems Competencies. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2024 Jan 25; 310:1201-1205.
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Interprofessional survey on medication reconciliation activities in the US Department of Veterans' Affairs: development and validation of an Implementation Readiness Questionnaire. BMJ Open Qual. 2022 10; 11(4).
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Pharmacists' Role in the Management of Acute and Recurrent Pericarditis: Inpatient and Outpatient Perspectives. J Pharm Pract. 2020 Dec; 33(6):838-845.
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Medication Reconciliation Across Care Transitions in the Pediatric Medical Home. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2019 08; 45(8):536-542.
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Intern Transitions of Care Curriculum Through Posthospital Home and Skilled Nursing Facility Visits. J Grad Med Educ. 2018 Aug; 10(4):442-448.
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Evaluation of Multimedia Medication Reconciliation Software: A Randomized Controlled, Single-Blind Trial to Measure Diagnostic Accuracy for Discrepancy Detection. Appl Clin Inform. 2018 04; 9(2):285-301.
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Implementation of a Medication Reconciliation Assistive Technology: A Qualitative Analysis. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2017; 2017:1802-1811.
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Naturalistic Usability Testing of Inpatient Medication Reconciliation Software. Stud Health Technol Inform. 2017; 234:201-205.
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Identifying opportunities to improve medication management in transitions of care. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2015 Sep 01; 72(17 Suppl 2):S58-69.
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Beyond technology acceptance to effective technology use: a parsimonious and actionable model. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2015 May; 22(3):718-29.