Impact of a pharmacist-prepared interim residential care medication administration chart on gaps in continuity of medication management after discharge from hospital to residential care: A prospective pre- and post-intervention study (MedGap Study)

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Elliott, Rohan A ^a,b   Tran, Tim ^a   Taylor, Simone E ^a   Harvey, Penelope A ^c   Belfrage, Mary K ^d,e   Jennings, Rhonda J ^c   Marriott, Jennifer L ^b  

^a AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Bundoora Extended Care Centre   (Australia)

^d HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Victorian Aboriginal Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERIM RESIDENTIAL CARE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION CHART; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

EID: 84862200276     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000918     Document Type: Article

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