Using consumer-based kiosk technology to improve and standardize medication reconciliation in a specialty care setting

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 264-270

  Lesselroth, Blake ^a   Adams, Shawn ^b   Felder, Robert ^c   Dorr, David A ^d   Cauthers, Phillip ^c   Church, Victoria ^c   Douglas, David ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b PDVA   (United States)

^c PDVA

^d OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG INCOMPATIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MASS COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICINE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SAFETY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; DRUG INCOMPATIBILITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; OREGON; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 66949131417     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(09)35037-0     Document Type: Article

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