title: Medication Reconciliation in Long-Term Care and Assisted Living Facilities: Opportunity for Pharmacists to Minimize Risks Associated with Transitions of Care.
abstract: The transitions of care process involves pharmacists and other members of the health care team who are in a position to collect, review, and analyze medications lists to help improve health care outcomes. Medication reconciliation is a complex process, especially when providing care to elderly population due to increased medication use, the movement of the patient from one health care setting to another, the number of acute and chronic illnesses, and the intervention of multiple health care providers in different facilities. The use of electronic health records can provide many benefits.
authors.affiliation: Gooen Consulting, LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, USA; Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Ernest P. Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NY 08854, USA. Electronic address: Linda_Gooen@alumni.rutgers.edu.
authors.forename: Linda G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Gooen
mesh_terms: D040561:Assisted Living Facilities; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D059065:Medication Reconciliation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010360:Patient Transfer; D010595:Pharmacists
keywords: Adverse drug events; Electronic health records; Long-term care; Medication reconciliation; Medication regimen review; Polypharmacy; Transitions of care