Mediation Reconciliation Action Plan
Medication Reconciliation (Med Rec), the practice of verification, clarification, and final reconciliation of medications during care transitions (admissions, discharges, and intra-facility transfers) is an important process for every facility and should be evaluated to ensure patient safety and quality. The Med Rec action plan provides templated SMART goals, links to resources such as the MARQUIS Toolkit, key action steps with PDSA cycles and associated SMART goals, and pre and post-test knowledge checks to help your facility strengthen its current practices and identify opportunities for improvement. By providing a structure to address the careful review of all medications, including high risk medications, supplements, topicals, eye drops, non-traditional, medicinal or recreational substances, other easily forgotten medications, and over-the-counter products, a facility can increase safety, reduce duplications and omissions, prevent errors, and mitigate the occurrence of adverse drug events (ADEs) and rehospitalizations related to transitions across the continuum of care.