A randomized, controlled pragmatic trial of telephonic medication therapy management to reduce hospitalization in home health patients

Health Services Research

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1537-1554

  Zillich, Alan J ^a   Snyder, Margie E ^a   Frail, Caitlin K ^b   Lewis, Julie L ^c   Deshotels, Donny ^c   Dunham, Patrick ^d   Jaynes, Heather A ^a   Sutherland, Jason M ^e  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Amedisys Inc   (United States)

^d HealthStat Consulting Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; home health care; hospitalization; medication therapy management; outcomes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY TECHNICIAN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEPHONE TELEMETRY; TELEPHONIC MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; TELETHERAPY; COOPERATION; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHARMACISTS; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84908255477     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-6773.12176     Document Type: Article

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