title: [There is an inconsistency between quality demands for medication reconciliation and the clinical reality].
abstract: The purpose of medication reconciliation in the Danish Quality Model is "to ensure that patients receive the correct drugs at admission …". This should be done by matching the patient's medication history with the prescribed medications to eliminate unintended inconsistencies. It lies in the procedure that the deficiencies in the medication history will be maintained by virtue of procedure. It is recommended to consider strategies and research for identifying effective processes to ensure the purpose.
authors.affiliation: birgit.viskum@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Viskum
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D019091:Critical Pathways; D003718:Denmark; D017723:Drug Utilization Review / Q000592:standards; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D040361:Healthy People Programs; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008487:Medical History Taking; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D059065:Medication Reconciliation / Q000592:standards*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D019370:Observation; D010343:Patient Admission; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care