Medication reconciliation: Barriers and facilitators from the perspectives of resident physicians and pharmacists.
J Hosp Med. 2011 Jul;6(6):329-37
Authors: Boockvar KS, Santos SL, Kushniruk A, Johnson C, Nebeker JR
Medication reconciliation can prevent medication errors and harm when patients transition between hospital and other care settings. Though a Joint Commission hospital Patient Safety Goal since 2006, organizations continue to have difficulty implementing the process.
PMID: 21834114 [PubMed - in process]