Improving care transitions: Optimizing medication reconciliation

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Burns, Anne L ^b   Owen, James A ^b   Reilly, Cynthia ^a   Scheckelhoff, Douglas ^b  

^a Practice Development Division   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Medication reconciliation; Medication safety; Medication therapy management; Transitions of care

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

AMBULATORY CARE; CAREGIVER; DRUG SAFETY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; REVIEW; SELF CARE;

EID: 84876694910     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2012.12527     Document Type: Article

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