RT Journal
A1 Boockvar KS, Blum S, Kugler A, et al
T1 EFfect of admission medication reconciliation on adverse drug events from admission medication changes
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2011
FD May 9
VO 171
IS 9
SP 860
OP 861
DO 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.163
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2011.163
AB 
Medication reconciliation, a process by which a health care provider obtains and documents a thorough medication history with specific attention to comparing current and previous medication use, has been a focus of major patient safety initiatives. Evaluations of medication reconciliation programs have reported factors associated with successful implementation1 and its effect on prescribing outcomes such as medication errors2 and potential adverse drug events3 but not its effect on actual adverse drug events (ADEs). The objective of this study was to estimate the effectiveness of inpatient medication reconciliation at the time of hospital admission on ADEs caused by admission prescribing changes.