Overlooked Risk in Cancer Care: Failure of Medical Reconciliation
Medication reconciliation is a critical part of providing safe oncology care. Small errors in medication management can affect patients' outcomes. Optimal cancer care requires multiple disciplines to act in concert. Too often, disciplines do not communicate efficiently or rely on assumptions of patient knowledge to coordinate care. This case study examines one patient's course that was compromised by such assumptions and suggests systems-based improvements which can prevent similar occurrences.
Authors
- Therese M. Mulvey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7364-2835)
- Jessica McGuire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6816-8959)
- Niharika Dixit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6954-2383)
- Corey Wayne Speers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2362-2860)
Institutions
- San Francisco General Hospital (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center (US)
- Case Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JCO Oncology Practice
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1200/op-24-01051
- Primary Topic
- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00