Quality improvement through implementation of discharge order reconciliation

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 815-820

  Lu, Yun ^a   Clifford, Pamela ^b   Bjorneby, Andreas ^b   Thompson, Bruce ^b   VanNorman, Samuel ^b,c   Won, Katie ^b   Larsen, Kevin ^b,d  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HCMC   (United States)

^c Business Intelligence   (United States)

^d U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARVEDILOL; HUMAN INSULIN; INSULIN ASPART; INSULIN GLARGINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; METOPROLOL SUCCINATE; METOPROLOL TARTRATE; PIG INSULIN; ROSUVASTATIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICARE; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PILOT STUDY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; TRENDS;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84892599474     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp120050     Document Type: Article

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