Medication-reconciliation-admission - Health Quality Ontario (HQO)

INDICATOR NAME

Name

Medication reconciliation at admission (Retired)

Alternate Name

Medication reconciliation at admission

INDICATOR DESCRIPTION

Description

Total number of patients with medications reconciled as a proportion of the total number of patients admitted to the hospital.

Indicator Status

Retired

HQO Reporting tool/product

Quality Improvement Plans (QIPs)

Dimension

Safe

Type

Process

DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION

Unit of Measurement

Rate per total number of admitted patients

Calculation Methods

The rate is calculated as: numerator divided by the denominator

To ensure a standardized approach to measurement, hospitals will now be asked to provide their numerator and denominator in the QIP workplan; QIP Navigator will calculate the rate.

Numerator including inclusion/exclusion

Number of admitted patients with medications reconciled

Denominator including inclusion/exclusion

Number of patients admitted to the hospital.

Note: Hospitals will be asked to provide the total number of hospital admissions within the reporting period.

Data Source

Local data collection

Data provided to HQO by

Local data collection

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

Comments Detailed

*** This indicator was retired from QIP in 2019/20 *** This is a QIP additional indicator for 2018/19. QIP Current performance reporting period: October - December (Q3) 2017 How to access data: These data should be accessed from within your own organization. Note: Medication reconciliation at care transitions has been recognized as best practice and is increasingly becoming a system-wide standard. Organizations should report current performance and set targets for medication reconciliation at admission at the organization level (i.e., for the entire hospital). Hospitals will be asked to provide the total number of hospital admissions within the reporting period. Hospitals are also asked to identify any programs or patients that are not included in their medication reconciliation calculation. For more information on implementing and measuring medication reconciliation at admission, refer to the Safer Healthcare Now! Medication Reconciliation in Acute Care Getting Started Kit, which is available online, and visit the medication reconciliation page on the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada website. For assistance with monitoring your ongoing medication reconciliation processes, visit the Measures page on the Safer Healthcare Now! Website or contact metrics@saferhealthcarenow.ca This indicator was retired in the 2019/20 QIP.