Medication reconciliation: a prescription for safer care.

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  • Jonathan I Mitchell
  • Marie M Owen
  • Margaret H Colquhoun
  • Christina Lawand
چکیده

Four national healthcare organizations - Accreditation Canada, the Canadian Institute for Health Information, the Canadian Patient Safety Institute and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada - recently collaborated to better understand and share comprehensive information about medication reconciliation in Canada. This article summarizes the key findings of their joint report titled Medication Reconciliation in Canada: Raising the Bar and profiles innovative approaches and tools for healthcare organizations across Canada.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Healthcare quarterly

دوره 16 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013