Measuring to Improve Medication Reconciliation in a Large Subspecialty Outpatient Practice

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 212-223

  Kern, Elizabeth ^a   Dingae, Meg B ^a   Langmack, Esther L ^a   Juarez, Candace ^a   Cott, Gary ^a   Meadows, Sarah K ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRANSITION POINT; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; MISSING DOSE FREQUENCY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; PRINTED MEDICATION LIST; PROFESSIONAL INCENTIVE; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; STANDARDIZATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKFLOW; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WORK ENGAGEMENT;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; WORK ENGAGEMENT;

EID: 85018502791     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.02.005     Document Type: Article

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