Medication reconciliation and seamless care in the long-term care setting

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 36-40

  MacKinnon, Neil J ^a,b   Kaiser, Robert M ^c   Griswold, Paula ^d   Bonner, Alice ^e,f  

^a Anwarul Uloom   (India)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d Massachusetts Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors   (United States)

^e Massachusetts Senior Care Foundation   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DRUG COST; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW;

EID: 73149107221     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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