Medication reconciliation

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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Overview

Medication reconciliation is "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."

External links

• AHRQ: Medication Reconciliation
• HealthIT.gov: Medication Reconciliation
• HIMSS: HIMSS Electronic Medication Reconciliation (Med Rec) Resource Center
• IHI: Medication Reconciliation to Prevent Adverse Drug Events
• Leapfrog Group: Medication Reconciliation
• WHO:Action on Patient Safety - High 5s