Improving medication safety with accurate preadmission medication lists and postdischarge education

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 452-458

  Gardella, John E ^a   Cardwell, Terri B ^a   Nnadi, Michael ^b  

^a Novant Health   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84869127236     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(12)38060-4     Document Type: Article

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