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Survey of medication documentation at hospital discharge: implications for patient safety and continuity of care.

Grimes T, Delaney T, Duggan C, et al. Survey of medication documentation at hospital discharge: implications for patient safety and continuity of care. Ir J Med Sci. 2008;177(2):93-7. doi:10.1007/s11845-008-0142-2.

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June 13, 2011
Grimes T, Delaney T, Duggan C, et al. Ir J Med Sci. 2008;177(2):93-7.
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Medication reconciliation conducted by clinical pharmacists found that nearly one in nine patients discharged from an inpatient cardiology service had at least one discrepancy in their medication documentation. The most frequent error was inadvertent omission of a medication.
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Grimes T, Delaney T, Duggan C, et al. Survey of medication documentation at hospital discharge: implications for patient safety and continuity of care. Ir J Med Sci. 2008;177(2):93-7. doi:10.1007/s11845-008-0142-2.