Medication reconciliation: Passing phase or real need?

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 797-802

  Durán García, Esther ^a   Fernandez Llamazares, Cecilia M ^a   Calleja Hernández, Miguel A ^b  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chronic medication; Information technology; Levels of care; Medication errors; Medication reconciliation; Seamless care

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLINICAL HANDOVER; CLINICAL PHARMACY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; REVIEW;

CLINICAL PHARMACY INFORMATION SYSTEMS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; WORKFLOW;

EID: 84872184905     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-012-9707-2     Document Type: Review

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