2012
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-012-9707-2
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Medication reconciliation: passing phase or real need?

Abstract: Medication reconciliation errors occur across transitions in patient care. Of all medication errors in a hospital, 25 % in hospitalised patients are caused by a failure to reconcile new prescriptions with ongoing home treatments. These errors are more common at discharge, but the critical moment for detecting and resolving them is at the time of admission. This commentary reviews the different ways in which reconciliation errors can be prevented. The reconciliation process should be standardised and implemente… Show more

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“…Egy kommentár részletesen foglalkozott a bevezetés-sel kapcsolatos kihívásokkal, a végiggondolandó kérdé-sekkel [22].…”
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“…Egy kommentár részletesen foglalkozott a bevezetés-sel kapcsolatos kihívásokkal, a végiggondolandó kérdé-sekkel [22].…”
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“…Több ellátói csoport bevonása esetén nélkülözhetetlen a szerepek és felelősségek egyértelmű tisztázása. Ha a feladatok és felelősségek delegálása nem történik meg világosan, akkor a folyamatnak továbbra sem lesz gazdája, a gyakorlat eredményes működése nem valósulhat meg [22].…”
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“…These include relying on patients with limited medical literacy for detailed knowledge of their medications, multiple layers of healthcare personnel responsible for MedRec resulting in potential miscommunication between healthcare providers, and the intrinsic difficulties of medical charting [2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. The best approach to inpatient MedRec is not known and remains to be investigated.…”
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confidence: 99%