Background Transitional care provides for the continuity of care as patients move between
different stages and settings of care. Medication discrepancies arising at care transitions …

Aims Medication reconciliation is a part of the medication management process and
facilitates improved patient safety during care transitions. The aims of the study were to …

Objectives: Medication reconciliation (MedRec) is essential for reducing patient harm
caused by medication discrepancies across care transitions. Electronic support has been …

Background Medication discrepancies, which are a threat to patient safety, can be reduced
by medication reconciliation (MedRec). MedRec is a complex process that can be supported …

Objective To develop and test a parsimonious and actionable model of effective technology
use (ETU). Design Cross-sectional survey of primary care providers (n= 53) in a large …

Abstract Objective Medication reconciliation (MedRec) can improve patient safety by
resolving medication discrepancies. Because information technology (IT) and patient …

Background The Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System developed a medication
history collection software that displays prescription names and medication images …

Health information technology has become more prevalent in hospitals, physician offices,
clinics, and other areas of medical treatment, especially since the federal government …

Medication reconciliation continues to be a poorly understood and poorly supported task.
We conducted an exploratory study of medication reconciliation at 11 different health …

The transitions across different health care settings, in particular home and hospital, may be
critical regarding the continuity of patient's medication. Some of the medication …