Engaging patients in medication reconciliation via a patient portal following hospital discharge

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 21, Issue E2, 2014, Pages

  Heyworth, Leonie ^a,b   Paquin, Allison M ^a   Clark, Justice ^a   Kamenker, Victor ^a   Stewart, Max ^a   Martin, Tracey ^a   Simon, Steven R ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADVERSE DRUG EVENTS; HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PATIENT WEB PORTAL; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; TRANSITIONS IN CARE;

DRUG-RELATED SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PILOT PROJECTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893548997     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2013-001995     Document Type: Article

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