Medication reconciliation during internal hospital transfer and impact of computerized prescriber order entry.

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Medication reconciliation during internal hospital transfer and impact of computerized prescriber order entry.

Ann Pharmacother. 2010 Dec;44(12):1887-95

Authors: Lee JY, Leblanc K, Fernandes OA, Huh JH, Wong GG, Hamandi B, Lazar NM, Morra D, Bajcar JM, Harrison J

Internal hospital transfer is a vulnerable time during which patients are at high risk of medication discrepancies that can result in clinically significant harm, medication errors, and adverse drug events.

PMID: 21098753 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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