Survey results: community liaison programs to decrease hospital readmissions.

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Survey results: community liaison programs to decrease hospital readmissions.

June 10, 2018

ISMP Medication Safey Alert! Acute Care Edition. March 7, 2013;18:1-3.

This newsletter article details the characteristics of successful community liaison programs, which facilitate transitions from hospital to home, and describes how such programs can reduce the risk of medication discrepancies.

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