Medication Reconciliation

"Medication Reconciliation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The formal process of obtaining a complete and accurate list of each patient's current home medications including name, dosage, frequency, and route of administration, and comparing admission, transfer, and/or discharge medication orders to that list. The reconciliation is done to avoid medication errors.

Descriptor ID	D059065
MeSH Number(s)	E02.319.529.500 N02.421.450.500.500 N04.452.528.460 N04.590.656
Concept/Terms	Medication Reconciliation Medication Reconciliation Medication Reconciliations Reconciliation, Medication Reconciliations, Medication

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Medication Reconciliation".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Therapeutics [E02]
Drug Therapy [E02.319]
Medication Errors [E02.319.529]
Medication Reconciliation [E02.319.529.500]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Services [N02.421]
Medical Errors [N02.421.450]
Medication Errors [N02.421.450.500]
Medication Reconciliation [N02.421.450.500.500]
Health Services Administration [N04]
Organization and Administration [N04.452]
Medication Systems [N04.452.528]
Medication Reconciliation [N04.452.528.460]
Patient Care Management [N04.590]
Medication Reconciliation [N04.590.656]

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Bar chart showing 8 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2015 and 2017

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2008	1	0	1
2012	0	1	1
2015	1	1	2
2016	1	0	1
2017	0	2	2
2018	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Medication Reconciliation" by people in Profiles.

Shenoy AM, Bennett A, Segal AZ. Tips and Resources for Medication Reconciliation. Continuum (Minneap Minn). 2019 Apr; 25(2):543-549.

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Kash BA, Baek J, Cheon O, Manzano JM, Jones SL, Paranilam J, Phillips RA. How Leading Hospitals Operationalize Evidence-Based Readmission Reduction Strategies: A Mixed-Methods Comparative Study Using Systematic Review and Survey Design. Am J Med Qual. 2019 Nov/Dec; 34(6):529-537.

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Fix GM, Hyde JK, Bolton RE, Parker VA, Dvorin K, Wu J, Skolnik AA, McInnes DK, Midboe AM, Asch SM, Gifford AL, Bokhour BG. The moral discourse of HIV providers within their organizational context: An ethnographic case study. Patient Educ Couns. 2018 12; 101(12):2226-2232.

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Kane-Gill SL, Dasta JF, Buckley MS, Devabhakthuni S, Liu M, Cohen H, George EL, Pohlman AS, Agarwal S, Henneman EA, Bejian SM, Berenholtz SM, Pepin JL, Scanlon MC, Smith BS. Clinical Practice Guideline: Safe Medication Use in the ICU. Crit Care Med. 2017 Sep; 45(9):e877-e915.

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Trivedi M, Fung V, Kharbanda EO, Larkin EK, Butler MG, Horan K, Lieu TA, Wu AC. Racial disparities in family-provider interactions for pediatric asthma care. J Asthma. 2018 04; 55(4):424-429.

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Auerbach AD, Kripalani S, Vasilevskis EE, Sehgal N, Lindenauer PK, Metlay JP, Fletcher G, Ruhnke GW, Flanders SA, Kim C, Williams MV, Thomas L, Giang V, Herzig SJ, Patel K, Boscardin WJ, Robinson EJ, Schnipper JL. Preventability and Causes of Readmissions in a National Cohort of General Medicine Patients. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Apr; 176(4):484-93.

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Shcherbakova N, Tereso G. Clinical pharmacist home visits and 30-day readmissions in Medicare Advantage beneficiaries. J Eval Clin Pract. 2016 Jun; 22(3):363-8.

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Gardiner P, Sadikova E, Filippelli AC, White LF, Jack BW. Medical reconciliation of dietary supplements: don't ask, don't tell. Patient Educ Couns. 2015 Apr; 98(4):512-7.

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Hume AL, Kirwin J, Bieber HL, Couchenour RL, Hall DL, Kennedy AK, LaPointe NM, Burkhardt CD, Schilli K, Seaton T, Trujillo J, Wiggins B. Improving care transitions: current practice and future opportunities for pharmacists. Pharmacotherapy. 2012 Nov; 32(11):e326-37.

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Caglar S, Henneman PL, Blank FS, Smithline HA, Henneman EA. Emergency department medication lists are not accurate. J Emerg Med. 2011 Jun; 40(6):613-6.

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