Analysis of an electronic medication reconciliation and information at discharge programme for frail elderly patients

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 996-1001

  Moro Agud, Marta ^a   Menéndez Colino, Rocío ^a   Mauleón Ladrero, María del Coro ^a   Ruano Encinar, Margarita ^a   Díez Sebastián, Jesús ^a,b   Villamañán Bueno, Elena ^a   Herrero Ambrosio, Alicia ^a   González Montalvo, Juan Ignacio ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Drug information; Geriatrics; Information technologies; Medication errors; Medication reconciliation; Seamless care; Spain

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ELECTRONIC MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICIAN; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHARMACIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; MEDICATION ERROR; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84974831617     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: 22107711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-016-0331-4     Document Type: Article

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