Assessment of a safety enhancement to the hospital medication reconciliation process for elderly patients

American Journal Geriatric Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 127-135

  Gizzi, Lucy A ^a   Slain, Douglas ^b   Hare, Justin T ^a   Sager, Renee ^a   Briggs III, Frank ^a   Palmer, Carl H ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Medication histories; Medication reconciliation; Patient safety; Polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALGORITHM; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; POLYPHARMACY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICATION ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHARMACISTS; POLYPHARMACY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77954933596     PISSN: 15435946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjopharm.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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