Postdischarge pharmacist medication reconciliation: Impact on readmission rates and financial savings

Journal of the American Pharmacists Association

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 78-84

  Kilcup, Meg ^a   Schultz, Diane ^a   Carlson, Jim ^a   Wilson, Bruce ^a  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital discharge; Medication discrepancies; Medication reconciliation; Medication therapy assessment; Pharmacists; Readmission rates; Savings; Transitions of care

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COLLAPSE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST CONTROL; DRUG INTERACTION; DYSPNEA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GROUP PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PANCREAS CANCER; PHARMACIST; PNEUMONIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; THORAX PAIN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84890050023     PISSN: 15443191     EISSN: 15443450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1331/JAPhA.2013.11250     Document Type: Article

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