Opportunities for improving post-hospital home medication management among older adults

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 101-122

  Foust, Janice B ^a   Naylor, Mary D ^b   Boling, Peter A ^c   Cappuzzo, Kimberly A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Home care; Hospital discharge; Human error theory; Medication errors; Medication management; Older adults; Post hospital

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG INTERACTION; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICATION ERROR; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DRUG INTERACTIONS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION SYSTEMS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644803222     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J027v24n01_08     Document Type: Article

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