Question

Discuss and analyze the benefits of Medication Reconciliation and SBAR for improving Quality in systemic, patient safety programs and compliance by health care providers.

Answer 1

Medication Reconciliation

It is the process of identifying the most accurate list of every medications that is administered to the patient like name, dosage, frequency, and route, by comparing various medical record to an external list of medications obtained from a patient, hospital, or other healthcare providers.

Benifits

• It helps to reduce medication errors
• It makes the admission procedure easier
• It prevents ommisions
• It prevents duplication
• It reduces dosing errors

SBAR (Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation)

It is a technique that provides a framework for communication between members of the health care team about the condition of a patient who's under the treatment.

Benefits

• It helps to improve the quality of communication among medical professionals
• It creates a better framework for improved levels of communication
• It helps to enhance patient safety
• It clearly and briefly assess and define the situation of the patient
• It helps collection of data and record with an ease.