Medication Reconciliation Improvement Utilizing Process Redesign and Clinical Decision Support.

Background: Despite years of attention, hospitals continue to struggle to implement successful medication reconciliation. This study aimed to increase the percentage of hospital admission medication reconciliation (AdmMedRec) completion to ≥ 95% in 12 months at a large academic children's hospital.

Methods: A quality improvement (QI) project was initiated in April 2017 by an interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and analysts, co-led by a pediatric hospitalist and chief medical information officer.