Electronic tools to support medication reconciliation: A systematic review

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 227-240

  Marien, Sophie ^a   Krug, Bruno ^a   Spinewine, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Health information technology; Medication reconciliation; Patient safety; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE DRUG REACTION; COMPUTERIZED PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HUMAN; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICATION ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT;

EID: 85014678591     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocw068     Document Type: Review

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