Medication Reconciliation in Continuum of Care Transitions: A Moving Target

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 668-672

  Sinvani, Liron Danay ^a   Beizer, Judith ^a,b   Akerman, Meredith ^c   Pekmezaris, Renee ^a,c,d,e   Nouryan, Christian ^a   Lutsky, Larry ^f   Cal, Charles ^f   Dlugacz, Yosef ^a,f   Masick, Kevin ^f   Wolf Klein, Gisele ^a,d,e  

^a North Shore LIJ Health System ^*  (United States)

^b ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FEINSTEIN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^e ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Krasnoff Quality Management Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrepancies; Medication; Reconciliation; Transition

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACIST; PREVALENCE; SURGICAL PATIENT;

DISCREPANCIES; MEDICATION; RECONCILIATION; TRANSITION;

AGED; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

EID: 84884151512     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.02.021     Document Type: Article

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