Evaluating the quality of performance of medication reconciliation on hospital admission

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 526-531

  Miller, Daniel ^a   Garcia, Danielle ^b   Kreys, Tiffany Jade ^c   Phan, Stephanie ^d   Vandenberg, Amy ^e   Garrison, Kelli ^e  

^a John Randolph Medical Center   (United States)

^b LENOX HILL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

medication errors; medication reconciliation; NPSG 8; The Joint Commission

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PHARMACY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84864631115     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: 19451253     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/hpj4707-526     Document Type: Article

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