Mitigating error vulnerability at the transition of care through the use of health IT applications.

Kendall Cortelyou-Ward; Ashley Swain; Tina Yeung

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Mitigating error vulnerability at the transition of care through the use of health IT applications.

February 20, 2013

Cortelyou-Ward K, Swain A, Yeung T. J Med Syst. 2012;36(6).

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This commentary highlights how health information technology can improve communication during care transitions to prevent medication discrepancies.

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