From MedWreck to MedRec: A Call to Action to Improve Medication Reconciliation

Abstract

In moments that matter, clinicians frequently make treatment decisions based upon incomplete, inaccurate, and outdated medication histories. Poorly reconciled medications often lead to a series of unfortunate events - MedWreck. There is a need for a national, coordinated, strategic effort to widen important ongoing initiatives to improve medication reconciliation.