Impact of a discharge medication therapy management program in an extended care hospital

Consultant Pharmacist

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-38

  Hutchison, Lydia J ^a   Mayzell, George G ^b   Bailey, Sandra C ^a   Broyles, Joyce E ^c  

^a Methodist Extended Care Hospital   (United States)

^b Adventist Health System   (United States)

^c METHODIST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge; Hospital; Intervention; Pharmacist; Readmission rates

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; ESOMEPRAZOLE; OMEPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MORTALITY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL; INTERVENTION; MECH = METHODIST EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL; MTM = MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PHARMACIST; READMISSION RATES;

FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84892713539     PISSN: 08885109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4140/TCP.n.2014.33     Document Type: Article

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