Reducing medication errors at transitions of care is everyone's business.

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Reducing medication errors at transitions of care is everyone's business.

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Medication errors are a common and significant problem, particularly when patients transition between healthcare providers. Discrepancies are especially prevalent on hospital admission and discharge. People with complex medication regimens, older people, those with mental health problems, people who are poor or have low literacy, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and migrant populations are particularly at risk of medication discrepancies. A patient-centred approach is a necessary shi...

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Date created

2018-06

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Wheeler, Amanda J / Scahill, Shane / Hopcroft, David / Stapleton, Helen

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https://hdl.handle.net/2292/65314

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care transitions / electronic health records / hospital discharge / hospitalisation / medication error / 3214 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences / 32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences / 3202 Clinical Sciences / Science & Technology / Life Sciences & Biomedicine / Pharmacology & Pharmacy / electronic medical records / medication errors / MedicineWise app / My Health Record / patient discharge / transitions of care / RECONCILIATION / HEALTH / COLLABORATION / PHARMACISTS / CLOZAPINE / ACCURACY / ACCESS / 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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