OBJECTIVES To quantify the nature and frequency of interventions made by pharmacists during a Medicare annual wellness visit (AWV), to determine the association between the number of medications taken and the interventions made, and to assess patient and physician satisfaction with pharmacist-led AWVs. SETTING Large, teaching, multidisciplinary family medicine practice in North Carolina. PR...

BACKGROUND Research exploring the agreement between traditional medication records and electronic records generated by an automated dispensing device has been limited. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the extent of agreement between medication administration records written in paper-based emergency department charts and records generated by an automated dispensing device with regard to the presence or a...

T he Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada) defines medication reconciliation as " a formal process in which healthcare providers work together with patients, families and care providers to ensure accurate and comprehensive medication information is communicated consistently across transitions of care. " 1 It is based on " a systematic and comprehensive review of all the m...

PURPOSE To evaluate the percentage, frequency, and types of medication history errors made by pharmacy technicians compared with nurses in the emergency department (ED) to determine if patient safety and care can be improved while reducing nurses' workloads. METHODS Medication history errors were evaluated in a pre-post study comparing a historical control group (nurses) prior to the implemen...