Accuracy of electronic medical record medication reconciliation in emergency department patients

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 78-84

  Monte, Andrew A ^a,b,c   Anderson, Peter ^b   Hoppe, Jason A ^a,c   Weinshilboum, Richard M ^d   Vasiliou, Vasilis ^b   Heard, Kennon J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN POISON AND DRUG CENTER   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

electronic medical record; emergency department medications; medication history; medication reconciliation; reconciliation

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; VERY ELDERLY; ADOLESCENT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MIDDLE AGED; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84933280342     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2014.12.052     Document Type: Article

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