Gaps in continuity of medication management during the transition from hospital to residential care: An observational study (MedGap Study)

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 247-254

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

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

^c Bundoora Extended Care Centre   (Australia)

^d HEIDELBERG REPATRIATION HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Victorian Aboriginal Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Medication error; Medication system; Patient discharge; Residential facility

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT TRANSFER; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84862218133     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2011.00586.x     Document Type: Article

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