A prospective cohort study of medication reconciliation using pharmacy technicians in the emergency department to reduce medication errors among admitted patients

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 230-238

  Cater, Sarah Wallace ^a   Luzum, Matthew ^a   Serra, Allison E ^a   Arasaratnam, Meredith H ^a   Travers, Debbie ^a   Martin, Ian B K ^a   Wei, Trent ^a   Brice, Jane H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

medical errors; medication reconciliation; patient safety; pharmacy technician; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY WARD; FAMILY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHARMACY TECHNICIAN; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84921497226     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.09.065     Document Type: Article

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