KRS Website: Quality Improvement & Patient Safety: Medication Reconciliation

AHS Practice Resources

AHS MedRec Community of Practice
Internal website for AHS staff. Please note, access is by request.
MedRec: Information for Healthcare Providers
Alberta Health Services webpage for both public and staff regarding medical reconciliation.
MedRec e-Learning Module on Insite
Alberta Health Services e-Learning Module for staff and Physicians.

BC Patient Safety and Quality Council: Medication Reconciliation Resources
The BC Patient Safety & Quality Council provides key infrastructure that brings together people and organizations from across the province in the common pursuit of health quality
HQCA Medication Management Checklist
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada is an independent national not-for-profit organization committed to the advancement of medication safety in all healthcare settings.
ISMP Canada: MedRec
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada is an independent national not-for-profit organization committed to the advancement of medication safety in all healthcare settings.
Medication Reconciliation in Canada: Raising the Bar
2012. PDF report from ISMP Canada, Accreditation Canada, Canadian Institute for Healthcare Improvement (CIHI), and CPSI.
National Medication Reconciliation Strategy
2012. PDF report from ISMP Canada and CPSI.

AHRQ Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation (US)
This toolkit incorporates the experiences and lessons learned by health care facilities that have implemented the MATCH strategies to improve their medication reconciliation processes.
AHRQ Patient Safety Primer: Medication Reconciliation (US)
AHRQ Patient Safety Network (PSNet) is a national web-based resource featuring the latest news and essential resources on patient safety. The site offers weekly updates of patient safety literature, news, tools, and meetings ("Current Issue"), and a vast set of carefully annotated links to important research and other information on patient safety ("The Collection").
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care: Medication Reconciliation (AUS)
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (the Commission) was established by the Australian state and territory governments to lead and coordinate national improvements in safety and quality in health care.
Institute for Healthcare Improvement: Medication Reconciliation (US)
Recommended resources and tools for the prevention of adverse drug events.

Medication Reconciliation: A Prescription for Safer Care.
Healthcare Quarterly, 16(4) October 2013: 10-13.
Medication Reconciliation at Discharge: A Review of the Clinical Evidence and Guidelines
PDF of Rapid Response Report. CADTH, 2012.
Medication review in hospitalised patients to reduce morbidity and mortality.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD008986.
Medication Reconciliation in the Hospital: What, Why, Where, When, Who and How?
Healthcare Quarterly, 15(Special Issue) April 2012: 42-49.
Medication Reconciliation Supported by Clinical Pharmacists
Chapter 25 of Making Health Care Safer II: An Updated Critical Analysis of the Evidence for Patient Safety Practices. AHRQ, 2013.
Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. Medication Reconciliation.
Chapter 38 from Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. AHRQ, 2008.