Clinical outcomes of a home-based medication reconciliation program after discharge from a skilled nursing facility

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 444-452

  Delate, Thomas ^a   Chester, Elizabeth A ^a,b,c   Stubbings, Troy W ^a   Barnes, Carol A ^a  

^a Kaiser Permanente Colorado ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug event; Clinical pharmacy service; Health services research; Medication reconciliation; Polypharmacy; Skilled nursing facility; SNF; Transitional care

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; EMERGENCY WARD; HAZARD RATIO; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION PROGRAM; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLORADO; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICATION ERRORS; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACISTS; PILOT PROJECTS; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 41549100120     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.28.4.444     Document Type: Article

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