Quality measures for medication continuity in long-term care facilities, using a structured panel process

Drugs and Aging

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 319-327

  Bell, Chaim M ^a,b,c   Brener, Stacey S ^a   Comrie, Rebecca ^d   Anderson, Geoffrey M ^c   Bronskill, Susan E ^b,c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EVALUATIVE SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Health Quality Ontario   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community care; Elderly; Medication errors; Quality of care.

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALLOPURINOL; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; OPIATE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; STEROID; THYROXINE; WARFARIN;

ADOPTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSENSUS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PANEL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTERED NURSE; RESIDENT; SCIENTIST; SCREENING; STROKE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSENSUS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; EXPERT TESTIMONY; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84859451575     PISSN: 1170229X     EISSN: 11791969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11599150-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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