Automated E-mail Reminders Linked to Electronic Health Records to Improve Medication Reconciliation on Admission

Medication reconciliation can reduce medication discrepancies, errors, and patient harm. After a large academic hospital introduced a medication reconciliation software program, there was low compliance with electronic health record documentation of home medication reconciliation. This quality improvement project aimed to improve medication reconciliation on admission in 4 pediatric inpatient units by 50% over 3 months