The ‘med history note’: A standardized method of reducing medication history errors among internal medicine residents in a teaching hospital

Authors

Odunayo Banjoko, MD, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Babatunde Ogunnaike, MD, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Genene Amoia-Pigliacelli, PharmD, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow
Doron Schneider, MD, Abington Jefferson HealthFollow

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Problem Statement

According to the institute of medicine’s preventing medication errors report, the average hospitalized patient is subject to at least one medication error per day. Errors have been known to occur during admission, transfer and discharge of patients. An accurate medication history on admission is crucial and can go a long way in preventing medication reconciliation errors. Of note, more than 40% of medication errors occur from inadequate reconciliation, during admission, transfer and discharge of patients. Of these, 20% result in harm.

Publication Date

6-7-2018

City

Philadelphia

Keywords

patient safety, internal medicine, residents, medication errors, pharmarcy

Disciplines

Internal Medicine | Medicine and Health Sciences | Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Comments

Presented at the 2018 House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference

Recommended Citation

Banjoko, MD, Odunayo; Ogunnaike, MD, Babatunde; Amoia-Pigliacelli, PharmD, Genene; and Schneider, MD, Doron, "The ‘med history note’: A standardized method of reducing medication history errors among internal medicine residents in a teaching hospital" (2018). House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Conference (2016-2019). Poster 87.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/patientsafetyposters/87