reconcilliation

BACKGROUND: Current literature suggests that patients with psychiatric disorders are at an increased risk for inpatient readmission. This study evaluated the impact of pharmacist-driven discharge medication reconcilliation (DMR) on readmission rates of patients discharged with one or more psychotropic medications. METHODS: This study was a retrospective review of patients receiving a pharmacist-driven DMR. The primary outcome was to compare the prevalence of 30-day readmission rates among patients who had a pharmacist DMR between patients who had at least one psychotropic medication upon discharge versus those without psychotropic medications...

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to assess the rate of discrepancies in medication reconciliation on admission patients in a trauma unit, and identifying potential risk factors associated with these discrepancies. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A cross-sectional, observational study was carried out to identify reconciliation errors in a tertiary hospital during the period from May 1 to July 16 of 2012. Medication history of the patient was compared with home medication data collected on admission, to identify reconciliation errors...

The regular minimum Social Security benefit, which was eliminated for both current and future recipients under the Omnibus Budget Reconcilliation Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-35), was restored for current beneficiaries only under additional legislation at year end. Following passage of Public Law 97-35, a study was undertaken to examine a group of newly eligible beneficiaries who would formerly have received the minimum benefit but, under that law, would not. Although the persons sampled have since become eligible for the benefit under the subsequent legislation, they closely resemble other future beneficiaries who will not be eligible for it...