Pharmacist-managed inpatient discharge medication reconciliation: A combined onsite and telepharmacy model

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 71, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 2159-2166

  Keeys, Christopher ^a,b   Kalejaiye, Bamidele ^b   Skinner, Michelle ^b   Eimen, Mandana ^b   Neufer, JoAnn ^c   Sidbury, Gisele ^c   Buster, Norman ^c   Vincent, Joan ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MedNovations Inc   (United States)

^c Sibley Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; OPIATE AGONIST; WARFARIN;

ARTICLE; CASE MANAGER; DATA BASE; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MODEL; NURSE; NUTRIENT; NUTRITION; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; TELEMEDICINE; TELEPHARMACY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84915784259     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: 15352900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2146/ajhp130650     Document Type: Article

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