Effects of a hospitalwide pharmacy practice model change on readmission and return to emergency department rates

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 71, Issue 17, 2014, Pages 1469-1479

  Anderegg, Sammuel V ^a,b   Wilkinson, Samaneh T ^c   Couldry, Rick J ^c   Grauer, Dennis W ^d   Howser, Eric ^e  

^a Georgia Regents Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Methodist Medical Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^e UKH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COST CONTROL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PNEUMONIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT READMISSION; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL;

EID: 84907148128     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp130686     Document Type: Article

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