Part 2: "Nursing-Pharmacy Collaboration on Medication Reconciliation..."

In the second part of this presentation, Dr. Linda Costa provides the findings from the study "Nursing-Pharmacy Collaboration on Medication Reconciliation: A Novel Approach to Information Management."

In Part 1, Dr. Costa and Dr. Bob Feroli outline the study and provide background.

Project Description: Deficits in communication across the continuum of care in regards to medication use can place patients at serious risk for harm. This interdisciplinary team has examined how to economically support direct care providers in medication reconciliation in order to facilitate safe transition to and from hospital and community. The team evaluated the effectiveness of a nurse-pharmacist clinical information coordination team in improving drug information management on admission and discharge, quantified potential harm due to reconciliation failures, and determined cost-benefit related to averted harm.

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• INQRI
• RWJF
• quality
• healthcare
• pharmacy
• nursing
• medication management