Handbooks and Guides

Medication Reconciliation Handbook

American Society of Health – System Pharmacists, 2006

This web page provides important information for acquiring the Medication Reconciliation Handbook. It is a comprehensive resource for clinicians.

Medication Reconciliation Toolkit

Nebraska Hospital Association

The Critical Access Hospital Network has generously shared their forms and worksheets which help providers to reconcile medications effectively each time a patient seeks care.

• Medication History/Discharge Order Form/Patient Instructions
• Medication History/Order Form/Admission Page
• Medication Reconciliation Worksheet
• Medication Reconciliation Audit

Medication Safety Reconciliation Toolkit

North Carolina Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety, 09/2006

This 117-page comprehensive guide recognizes the need for medication reconciliation; it establishes the importance for assessing implementation progress; describes important elements to consider when taking on a performance improvement project;  talks about the execution of the project; and stresses the importance of formalizing and spreading the changes.

MATCH – Medication Reconciliation Toolkit

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Illinois, 03/2011

This toolkit provides examples of materials to support the launch of a hospital-based medication reconciliation program.

Getting Started Kit: Prevent Adverse Drug Events (Medication Reconciliation)

Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), 2005

This 21-page document describes the need for medication reconciliation and provides a step-wise guide to establish a medication reconciliation program.

Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) Toolkit for Medication Reconciliation

Gleason KM et al, Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research

AHRQ Publication No. 11(12)-0059

This toolkit, based on lessons learned from facilities that have implemented the Medications at Transitions and Clinical Handoffs (MATCH) initiative, provides strategies to implement and improve medication reconciliation in health care.