| Study type/ Setting | Methods | Outcomes | Recommendations | Source |
| Retrospective evaluation
Setting: Pediatric primary medical care
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This was a retrospective evaluation of a medication reconciliation across care transitions (MRAT) program developed and piloted for one year in an academic pediatric primary care medical home. The MRAT involved chart review and contacting caregivers upon receiving external specialist notes or hospital discharge summaries. Data obtained from the program were used to determine the frequency and types of medication discrepancies for children with complex and noncomplex chronic conditions. | MRATs for 124 encounters were evaluated,
74.0% in response to specialist appointments. Chart review revealed a mean of 3.64 discrepancies per patient, and telephone calls revealed 1.39 additional discrepancies per patient. The number of medication discrepancies from both chart review and telephone calls between complex and noncomplex patients was statistically significant, with a mean of 5.63 vs. 3.77 per patient (p = 0.005). Therapy delays occurred in 16.1% of patients due to insurance rejections, family not starting a new medicine, or confusion about the medication change. Mean time required for reconciliation was 24 minutes. In addition to medication reconciliation, 107 interventions completed during MRATs included patient education, adjusting drug therapy, coordinating care between providers, recommending laboratory monitoring, and facilitating patient appointments |
Children are more prone to medication changes during hospitalization. Timely identification of changes improves patient safety. | Condren M
et al 2019
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| Condren M, Bowling S, Hall B, Woslager M, Shipman A, Mcintosh H. Medication Reconciliation Across Care Transitions in the Pediatric Medical Home. The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. 2019. doi:10.1016/j.jcjq.2019.01.003 |
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