Exploring How to Better Measure and Improve the Quality of Medication Reconciliation

Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 209-211

  Pevnick, Joshua M ^a   Schnipper, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCRIPTION; MEDICATION ERROR; OUTPATIENT;

HUMANS; MEDICATION ERRORS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; OUTPATIENTS;

EID: 85018529733     PISSN: 15537250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2017.02.003     Document Type: Editorial

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