March 18, 2021
Medication reconciliation post-discharge (MRP) can reduce the chance of adverse drug events especially for patients taking multiple medications.
During medication reconciliation, a practitioner, RN, or clinical pharmacist reviews the patient’s medications ordered upon discharge and compares them to the patient’s known medications in order to:
- Identify contraindications or medication safety issues.
- Evaluate and address polypharmacy, combined medications, or generics for patient convenience or cost.
- Provide the patient with their current list, and instructions for when and how to take their medications.
- Identify gaps in knowledge in disease state or medications.
- An opportunity to update allergies and adverse drug reactions.
An outpatient visit isn’t required to perform MRP and can be done virtually or by telehealth instead.
The Medication Reconciliation Post-Discharge (MRP) HEDIS® measure assesses patients age 18 and older in the measurement year with Medicare coverage whose medications were reconciled on the date of discharge through 30 days after discharge (a
total of 31 days).
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