“Unintentional medication discrepancies due to inadequate medication reconciliation pose a threat to patient safety. Skilled nursing facilities are an important care setting where patients are vulnerable to unintentional medication discrepancies due to increased medical complexity and care transitions. This study describes a quality improvement approach to improve medication reconciliation in a skilled nursing facility setting as part of the Multi-Center Medication Reconciliation Quality Improvement Study 2.” (Baughman)

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