Medication Reconciliation
Quality
MARQUIS Highlights Need for Improved Medication Reconciliation
Thorough, vetted medication history on admission is key to smooth hospital stay, discharge
Quality
Society of Hospital Medicine’s MARQUIS Initiative Highlights Need For Improved Medication Reconciliation
Thorough, vetted medication history on admission key to smooth hospital stay, discharge for patients
Quality
Drive Change in an ACO
Change your mindset and consider four key strategies
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Consider Patient Safety, Outcomes Risk before Prescribing Off-Label Drugs
Once a drug has been approved for use, if, in your clinical judgment there are other indications for which it could be beneficial, then you are...
Quality
Study: Collaborative Approach to Med Rec Effective, Cost-Efficient
Adverse-drug-event prevention is a “team game,” says researcher
Quality
Report: Pharmacist-Led Interventions Don’t Reduce Medication Errors Post-Discharge
Unexpectedly low health literacy muted efficacy of post-discharge follow-ups, hospitalist says
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Collaboration Prevents Identification Band Errors
Can a quality-improvement collaborative decrease patient ID band errors?
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Reconciliation Act
“Med rec” translates to effective communication at every transition of care; experts say hospitalists should own the initiative
Quality
Six Ways You Can Help Reduce HAIs in Your Hospital
Hospitalists can help prevent hospital-acquired infections
Quality
Under the Microscope: Medication Reconciliation
$1.5M grant helps launch three-year, multisite QI project