Elaine Lum

Value of Medication Reconciliation in Reducing Medication Errors on Admission to Hospital

To review the literature and report on the prevalence of medication history taking errors occurring on admission to hospital when medications are prescribed or reordered, and the value of medication reconciliation in detecting these errors.

Retrospective Analysis of Emergency Readmissions to Rural and Regional Hospitals

According to the evidence, hospital readmissions within a month of discharge occur in approximately one‐third of older patients and that the majority of readmissions are preventable. Missing medication information at discharge was identified as a contributor to hospital readmissions.