A mixed methods evaluation of medication reconciliation in the primary care setting.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To understand the extent to which behaviors consistent with high quality medication reconciliation occurred in primary care settings and explore barriers to high quality medication reconciliation.

Design

Fully mixed sequential equal status design including ethnographic observations, semi-structured interviews, and surveys.

Setting

Primary care practices within an integrated healthcare delivery system in the United States.

Participants

We conducted 170 observations of patient encounters across 15 primary care clinics, 48 semi-structured interviews with staff, and 10 semi-structured interviews with patients. We also sent out surveys to 2,541 eligible staff with 616 responses (24% response rate) and to 5,132 eligible patients with 577 responses (11% res

SUBMITTER: Gionfriddo MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8638945 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature