Medication Reconciliation Risk Stratification Tool of Chu et al: Score 2

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Chu et al used Medication Reconciliation Risk Stratification Tools to identify a patient who requires more completed medication reconciliation to avoid medication errors. Two scores were used at different academic medical centers. The authors are from multiple academic institutions in the United States.

Patient selection: patient being admitted to the hospital

Parameter:

(1) age in years

(2) number of drugs on outpatient medication list

(3) high-risk medications (anticoagulants, antiretrovirals, insulin)

(4) readmission within 30 days

(5) CHF, AMI or ESRD

Parameter	Finding	Points
age in years	< 75 years	0
	>= 75 years	10
number of drugs	< 10	0
	>= 10	10
high-risk medications	no	0
	yes	10
30-day readmission	no	0
	yes	10
CHF, AMI or ESRD	no	0
	yes	10

total score =

= SUM(points for all of the parameters)

Inerpretation:

• minimum score: 0

• maximum score: 50

Total Score	Risk Group
< 30	low risk
>= 30	high risk

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Medication Reconciliation Risk Stratification Tool of Chu et al: Score 2

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