Effect of Admission Medication Reconciliation on Adverse Drug Events From Admission Medication Changes
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Effect of admission medication reconciliation on adverse drug events from admission medication changes.
M edication reconciliation, a process by which a health care provider obtains and documents a thorough medication history with specific attention to comparing current and previous medication use, has been a focus of major patient safety initiatives. Evaluations of medication reconciliation programs have reported factors associated with successful implementation and its effect on prescribing out...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Internal Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0003-9926
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.163