Addressing delays in medication administration for patients transferred from the hospital to the nursing home: A pilot quality improvement project.

Background: Patients being transferred to a nursing home (NH) after an acute hospitalization are subject to adverse effects, including medication errors, related to poor coordination of care across settings. Objective: The goal of this study was to develop, implement, and evaluate the impact of a pi...

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Publicado en:American Journal of Geriatric Pharmacotherapy Vol. 6; no. 4; pp. 205 - 212
Autores principales: Ward KT, Bates-Jensen B, Eslami MS, Whiteman E, Dattoma L, Friedman JL, Decastro Mariano J, Moore AA
Formato: research Journal Article
Publicado: Elsevier B.V. Oct2008
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