The Liver Meeting 2019-Drugs at Discharge: Get it Straight

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In the video transcript, the speaker discusses the importance of medication reconciliation in preventing hospital readmissions, focusing on liver disease patients. They highlight the challenges faced during the medication reconciliation process, such as lack of standardization, complex patient information, inadequate training of care teams, and system issues. Strategies for improvement are also discussed, including defining roles and responsibilities, standardizing medication forms, utilizing electronic tools, and enhancing communication among team members and patients. The speaker emphasizes the need for data-driven performance improvement initiatives and recommends utilizing resources like consensus statements and toolkits for medication reconciliation. Ultimately, the goal is to reduce preventable readmissions and improve patient care.

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Presenter: Tiffany E. Kaiser

Keywords

medication reconciliation

hospital readmissions

liver disease patients

challenges

strategies for improvement

data-driven performance improvement