Medication reconciliation was more complete, accurate and up-to-date at hospital admission and discharge when pharmacists took over the process, according to preliminary data reported in MedPage Today.
Researchers at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Chicago had pharmacists lead the medication reconciliation process for patients in the emergency department from September 2012 to March 2013.
Read the full story on Becker's Hospital Review.
Researchers at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Chicago had pharmacists lead the medication reconciliation process for patients in the emergency department from September 2012 to March 2013.
Read the full story on Becker's Hospital Review.
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