Care Gaps in the Electronic Discharge Medication Reconciliation Process at an Acute Care Facility.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Many patients experience adverse events at the time of discharge from hospital, and most of these events are medication-related. To improve patient safety, Health PEI (the health authority for Prince Edward Island) has made medication reconciliation a priority. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown is one of the few Canadian hospitals with an electronic discharge process. A discharge report has been developed to provide pertinent information to patients at discharge, including a final medication list to be shared with the community pharmacy at the patient's discretion.

Objective

To identify care gaps related to the transfer of information for the medication reconciliation part of the electronic discharge process at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

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SUBMITTER: MacDonald K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5737185 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature