Rationale and design of the Multicenter Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study (MARQUIS).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unresolved medication discrepancies during hospitalization can contribute to adverse drug events, resulting in patient harm. Discrepancies can be reduced by performing medication reconciliation; however, effective implementation of medication reconciliation has proven to be challenging. The goals of the Multi-Center Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study (MARQUIS) are to operationalize best practices for inpatient medication reconciliation, test their effect on potentially harmful unintentional medication discrepancies, and understand barriers and facilitators of successful implementation.

Methods

Six U.S. hospitals are participating in this quality improvement mentored implementation study. Each hospital has collected baseline data on the primary out

SUBMITTER: Salanitro AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3698100 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature