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,
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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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.319.529.500 N02.421.450.500.500 N04.452.528.460 N04.590.656
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| Concept/Terms |
Medication Reconciliation- Medication Reconciliation
- Medication Reconciliations
- Reconciliation, Medication
- Reconciliations, Medication
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Medication Reconciliation" by people in Profiles.
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Racial disparities in family-provider interactions for pediatric asthma care. J Asthma. 2018 04; 55(4):424-429.
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Medication Reconciliation Failures in Children and Young Adults With Chronic Disease During Intensive and Intermediate Care. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2017 Apr; 18(4):370-377.
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Facilitation of a Multihospital Community of Practice to Increase Enrollment in the Hospital to Home National Quality Improvement Initiative. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2015 Aug; 41(8):361-9.
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The American Academy of Neurology's top five Choosing Wisely recommendations. Neurology. 2013 Sep 10; 81(11):1022-3.
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The American Academy of Neurology's top five choosing wisely recommendations. Neurology. 2013 Sep 10; 81(11):1004-11.