Ambulatory medication reconciliation: Using a collaborative approach to process improvement at an academic medical center

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 186-192

  Keogh, Caroline ^a,b   Kachalia, Allen ^c   Fiumara, Karen ^a   Goulart, Dorothy ^c   Coblyn, Jonathan ^c   Desai, Sonali P ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b athenahealth   (United States)

^c BWH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MEDICINE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; AMBULATORY CARE; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MEDICINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 84975082510     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1553-7250(16)42023-4     Document Type: Article

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