Identifying the optimal role for pharmacists in care transitions: A systematic review

Journal of Managed Care Pharmacy

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 614-638

  Ensing, Hendrik T ^a,b,c   Stuijt, Clementine C M ^d   Van Den Bemt, Bart J F ^e,f   Van Dooren, Ad A ^a   Karapinar Çarkit, Fatma ^g   Koster, Ellen S ^b   Bouvy, Marcel L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Zorggroep Almere   (Netherlands)

^d ApoMed   (Netherlands)

^e Department of Pharmacy ^*  (Netherlands)

^f RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^g ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARMACIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COOPERATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION ERROR; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; EMBASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDLINE; MODEL; NURSE; SYNTHESIS; WEB OF SCIENCE;

BENCHMARKING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MEDICATION ERRORS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT TRANSFER; PHARMACISTS; PHARMACY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84938939633     PISSN: 10834087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2015.21.8.614     Document Type: Review

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