Database May Improve Reconciliation
Making sure that medication reconciliation lists are accurate can be challenging. But the med/rec task force at Huntington Hospital, a North Shore-LIJ Health System affiliate in Huntington, N.Y., has introduced a new tool—the DrFirst database of patient prescription medications—that can help clinicians spot the missing medications, inaccurate dosages and drug interactions that often result in serious adverse events.
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