Medication Reconciliation Post-Discharge
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Numerator
Medication reconciliation conducted by a prescribing practitioner, clinical pharmacist or registered nurse, as documented through either administrative data or medical record review on the date of discharge through 30 days after discharge (31 total days).
Denominator
All acute or non-acute inpatient discharges on or between January 1 and December 1 of the measurement year for patients who are 18 years and older.
Exclusions
None
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Claims data
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
National Quality Forum 2022 Key Rural Measures: An Update List of Measures to Advance Rural Health Priorities, Draft 1, page 1-26
Technical Specifications
Also in National Quality Forum, 2018 A Core Set of Rural-Relevant Measuring and Improving Access to Care: 2018 Recommendations from the MAP Rural Health Workgroup
Technical Specifications: p4qm.org/measures/0097