Evaluation of the influence of a pharmacist-led patient-centered medication therapy management and reconciliation service in collaboration with emergency department physicians.

Background: The implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is anticipated to increase the frequency of emergency department (ED) visits. Therefore, there is a critical need to improve the quality of care transitions among ED patients from ED to outpatient services. 

Objective: To evaluate the effect of systematic implementation of a pharmacist-led patient-centered approach to medication therapy management and reconciliation service (MRS) in the ED on patient utilization of available health care services.