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Slide Presentation of the 2007 Annual Meeting of AHRQ

Implementing Med Reconciliation

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Kaboli, et al. Clinical Pharmacists and Inpatient Medical Care: A Systematic Review. Arch Int Med, 166, May 8, 2006

Clinical Pharmacists
- 11 RCTs of Admission and/or Discharge Med Reconciliation
- Preventable ADEs
- Time to input allergy information
- Readmission
- Medication knowledge
- Medication appropriateness
- Compliance
Why wouldn't a clinical pharmacist help?
Unfortunately not cheap or available 24-7