title: Implementation of a bag medication reconciliation initiative to decrease posthospitalization medication discrepancies.
abstract: Medication discrepancies occur in 70% of hospital patients, especially during discharge. In community settings, bag medication reconciliation events have demonstrated effectiveness in evaluating current medication use and identifying medication discrepancies. A bag medication reconciliation process was implemented in the hospital setting to decrease medication discrepancies by encouraging evaluation of medication adherence, side effects, and monitoring at posthospitalization follow-up. After implementation, a 7% decrease in reportable errors was noted.
authors.affiliation: WellSpan Health, York Hospital, York, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008508:Medication Errors / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D059065:Medication Reconciliation; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010351:Patient Discharge; D055815:Young Adult