Modeling medication management practices : the coherence theory of medication activities

Optimizing medication management is a low hanging fruit towards improving patient safety. However, while it is understood that medication errors are to be minimized, there does not appear to be any systematic method for thinking about exactly how we should go about doing so. Currently, there is not an adequate theoretical understanding of the medication management activities such that we may systematically conceive, discuss and test interventional strategies. This study examined a spectrum of medication management practices performed by various clinicians within a geriatric, long‐term care setting.