Medication Reconciliation Post-Discharge
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of discharges from any inpatient facility (e.g. hospital, skilled nursing facility, or rehabilitation facility) for patients 18 years of age and older seen within 30 days following discharge in the office by the physician, prescribing practitioner, registered nurse, or clinical pharmacist providing on-going care, for whom the discharge medication list was reconciled with the current medication list in the outpatient medical record.
Numerator
Number in the denominator with medication reconciliation conducted by a prescribing practitioner, clinical pharmacists or registered nurse on or within 30 days of discharge.
Denominator
All discharges from any inpatient facility (e.g., hospital, skilled nursing facility, or rehabilitation facility) for patients 18 years of age and older seen within 30 days following discharge in the office by the physician, prescribing practitioner, registered nurse, or clinical pharmacist providing on-going care.
Exclusions
Patient had hospice services any time during the measurement period.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Three rates stratified by age group: 18-64 years of age, 65 years and older and total rate: All patients 18 years of age and older.
Data Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Claims Data.
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Publicly reported on CMS Medicare website (www.cms.gov/medicare/health-drug-plans/part-c-d-performance-data).