Making inpatient medication reconciliation patient centered, clinically relevant and implementable: A consensus statement on key principles and necessary first steps

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 477-485

  Greenwald, Jeffrey L ^a   Halasyamani, Lakshmi ^b   Greene, Jan ^c   LaCivita, Cynthia ^d   Stucky, Erin ^e   Benjamin, Bona ^f   Reid, William ^g   Griffin, Frances A ^h   Vaida, Allen J ⁱ   Williams, Mark V ⁱ  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Saint Joseph Mercy Health System   (United States)

^c American Society of Health System Pharmacists Research and Education Foundation ^*

^d RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEALTH SYSTEM PHARMACISTS   (United States)

^f MICROSOFT   (United States)

^g INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^h INSTITUTE FOR SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES   (United States)

ⁱ NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Care standardization; Drug safety; Medication reconciliation; Multi disciplinary care; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 78651499953     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.849     Document Type: Article

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