Approaches for improving continuity of care in medication management: A systematic review

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 403-417

  Spinewine, Anne ^a   Claeys, Coraline ^b   Foulon, Veerle ^c   Chevalier, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Continuity of patient care; Medication errors; Medication therapy management; Quality improvement; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MEDLINE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84881095678     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzt032     Document Type: Article

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