As the digital health transformation continues, artificial intelligence (AI) EHR integrations are helping streamline medication reconciliation for improved patient safety.
Medication reconciliation is the process of compiling the most accurate list of a patient’s medications. Inaccurate medication lists can lead to adverse drug events (ADE) that threaten patient safety.
Medication reconciliation has always been a chore, especially in the emergency department, said Aaron Smith, MD, chief medical informatics officer at Covenant Health in Saginaw, Michigan.
Traditionally, Covenant’s ED nurses have been in charge of medication reconciliation, who are also responsible for triage, administering meds and IVs, among many other tasks.
“In the ED, there are lots of competing interests,” Smith, who is also a practicing emergency physician, told EHRIntelligence. “It can be a little bit chaotic at times, so getting an accurate medication list can be challenging.”
Continue reading: https://ehrintelligence.com/news/ai-ehr-integration-in-ed-reduces-med-rec-errors-boosts-patient-safety
Medication reconciliation is the process of compiling the most accurate list of a patient’s medications. Inaccurate medication lists can lead to adverse drug events (ADE) that threaten patient safety.
Medication reconciliation has always been a chore, especially in the emergency department, said Aaron Smith, MD, chief medical informatics officer at Covenant Health in Saginaw, Michigan.
Traditionally, Covenant’s ED nurses have been in charge of medication reconciliation, who are also responsible for triage, administering meds and IVs, among many other tasks.
“In the ED, there are lots of competing interests,” Smith, who is also a practicing emergency physician, told EHRIntelligence. “It can be a little bit chaotic at times, so getting an accurate medication list can be challenging.”
Continue reading: https://ehrintelligence.com/news/ai-ehr-integration-in-ed-reduces-med-rec-errors-boosts-patient-safety
