The EMITT study: Development and evaluation of a medication information transfer tool

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1074-1081

  Cesta, Annemarie ^a   Bajcar, Jana M ^b   Ong, Stephanie W ^a   Fernandes, Olavo A ^a,b  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drug related problems; Medication information transfer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG RELATED PROBLEM; ELECTRONIC MEDICATION INFORMATION TRANSFER TOOL; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; LETTER; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICATION ERROR; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RETREATMENT; SATISFACTION;

DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENTS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 33745114739     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1G707     Document Type: Article

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