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  • Patient safety research
  • Clinical pharmacy practice

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  • Medication reconciliation is a critical process to prevent errors.
  • Public hospitals face unique challenges in implementing effective medication reconciliation.
  • Prescribing errors pose a significant risk to patient safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate medication reconciliation processes in a large public hospital.
  • To identify factors contributing to prescribing errors.
  • To propose improvements for medication reconciliation.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative case study methodology.
  • Application of Lean tools for process analysis.
  • Analysis of factors contributing to prescribing errors.

Main Results:

  • Identified prescriber skills, high workload, and staff shortages as error contributors.
  • Highlighted poor user attitude and rigid system functions as barriers.
  • Demonstrated the need for process optimization.

Conclusions:

  • Continuous evaluation of medication reconciliation is essential.
  • Addressing identified factors can mitigate errors and enhance patient safety.
  • Improving medication reconciliation is key to reducing adverse drug events.