Addressing delays in medication administration for patients transferred from the hospital to the nursing home: A pilot quality improvement project

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 205-211

  Ward, Katherine T ^a   Bates Jensen, Barbara ^b   Eslami, Michelle S ^a   Whiteman, Elizabeth ^a   Dattoma, Lucia ^a   Friedman, Jodi L ^a   DeCastro Mariano, Jeffrey ^a   Moore, Alison A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

continuity of patient care; drug adverse events; medication management; nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; FERROUS SULFATE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; INSULIN; IPRATROPIUM BROMIDE; LAXATIVE; PARACETAMOL; PROCHLORPERAZINE; RESPIRATORY TRACT AGENT; SALBUTAMOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY DELAY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT TRANSFER; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 56349125179     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2008.10.001     Document Type: Article

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