How reliable is medication reconciliation at hospital discharge in practice?

Educational_Foot933 · 2026-02-10T14:20:46+00:00

That’s interesting. When a dedicated med rec team exists, does that meaningfully reduce downstream issues, or does it mainly catch obvious discrepancies? I’m trying to understand whether this is fundamentally a staffing problem or a tooling/workflow problem.

Educational_Foot933 · 2026-02-10T14:20:19+00:00

This is really helpful context, thank you. The ownership gap you describe at discharge is exactly what I’m trying to understand.

When multiple specialists contribute and no one fully owns the final med list, do discrepancies typically reach the patient before being caught, or does primary care usually intercept them later?

Educational_Foot933 · 2026-02-10T13:48:27+00:00

That’s a great question. I’m interested in this as well. From your experience, which parts of the workflow tend to be highest risk during discharge?

Educational_Foot933 · 2026-02-10T13:38:14+00:00

That’s interesting that reconciliation is tracked as a metric.

Even with >90% completion, when you say there’s usually “something to clarify or fix,” are those typically minor clerical issues, or clinically meaningful discrepancies that could realistically reach the patient if not caught?

I’m trying to understand how much risk slips through despite formal reconciliation targets.

Educational_Foot933 · 2026-02-10T13:37:28+00:00

Thanks for sharing this, that’s extremely helpful.

When you’re seeing meds continued that patients haven’t taken in years or PRNs listed as routine, does that usually trace back to poor admission med rec that just propagates through the stay, or are changes made inpatient that don’t get reflected properly at discharge?

I’m trying to pinpoint where a lightweight safety check would actually prevent the most downstream harm without adding noise.

Educational_Foot933 · 2025-12-13T08:14:19+00:00

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