Process indicators of quality clinical pharmacy services during transitions of care

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Kirwin, Jennifer ^a   Canales, Ann E ^a   Bentley, Michael L ^a   Bungay, Kathy ^a   Chan, Tammy ^a   Dobson, Erica ^a   Holder, Renee M ^a   Johnson, Daniel ^a   Lilliston, Andrea ^a   Mohammad, Rima A ^a   Spinler, Sarah A ^a  

^a American College of Clinical Pharmacy   (United States)

Author keywords

Care transition; Clinical pharmacist; Medication reconciliation; Process indicators; Quality measures

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHARMACIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DRUG MONITORING; HUMANS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACOLOGY, CLINICAL; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SOCIETIES, PHARMACEUTICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84871588892     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/phar.1214     Document Type: Article

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