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Mesh term Medication Reconciliation

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Medication Errors
Medication Systems
Patient Care Management

Description

The formal process of obtaining a complete and accurate list of each patient's current home medications including name, dosage, frequency, and route of administration, and comparing admission, transfer, and/or discharge medication orders to that list. The reconciliation is done to avoid medication errors.



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