Medication reconciliation in the emergency department: Opportunities for workflow redesign

Quality and Safety in Health Care

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 531-535

  Hummel, J ^a   Evans, P C ^a   Lee, H ^a  

^a QUALIS HEALTH   (United States)

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ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WORKFLOW;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WASHINGTON; WORKFLOW;

EID: 78650312183     PISSN: 14753898     EISSN: 14753901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.035121     Document Type: Article

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