
Medicine reconciliation is an evidence-based process, which has been demonstrated to significantly reduce medication errors that occur at transition points of care (admission, transfer and discharge). The SMM implementation process follows the Plan – Do – Study – Act (PDSA) cycle for continuous quality improvement (CQI). This enables pilots to:
To complete the medicine reconciliation process for all patients at each transition point (within 24 hours of admission and transfer and at discharge) within and from secondary care.
To demonstrate a sustained reduction in discrepancies that have the potential to become medication errors or result in medication related harm to the patient.
Medicine Reconciliation Standards [PDF 703KB]
Measuring and Reporting Framework Issue 2 April 2010
Module 2: MR Process [1.29 MB]
Nirasha Parsotam, Clinical Lead for Medicine Reconciliation and /or Amanda Ashcroft, Project Manager on aashcroft@safemedication.org.nz
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