Inpatients With a Medication History Confirmed With a Second Source Documented
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Compliance with the Medication Reconciliation Process on Admission - 1B Percentage of inpatients with a medication history confirmed with a second source documented.
Numerator
Number of patients with a medication history confirmed with a second source
Denominator
Number of patients in sample
Exclusions
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Over the 6 month collection period a total of 5-10 patients per ward at the hospital should be audited to ensure that data is collected from each clinical area. An audit tool has been developed by the WA Medication Safety Network to facilitate documentation - Medication Reconciliation Audit Tool. Selection of a random sample of current inpatients is recommended. Sample size will depend on available resources and facility size, but the following recommendations are based on the number of beds included in the program: 150 or more: 20% of patients 30 – 149: 30 patients Less than 30: Actual number of beds
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Medication Review Reporting Form to the Department of Health. Not publicly reported based on available evidence