Nurse-pharmacist collaboration on medication reconciliation prevents potential harm

Journal of Hospital Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 396-401

  Feldman, Leonard S ^a   Costa, Linda L ^a   Feroli, E Robert ^a   Nelson, Terry ^a   Poe, Stephanie S ^a   Frick, Kevin D ^b   Efird, Leigh E ^a   Miller, Redonda G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug events; Continuity of care transition and discharge planning; Cost effectiveness; Medical errors; Medication errors; Medication reconciliation; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSE; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN AREA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHARMACISTS;

EID: 84862780689     PISSN: 15535592     EISSN: 15535606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jhm.1921     Document Type: Article

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