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Medication reconciliation accuracy and patient understanding of intended medication changes on hospital discharge.

Ziaeian B, Araujo KLB, Van Ness PH, Horwitz LI. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27:1513-1520.

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

Lee JY, Leblanc K, Fernandes OA, et al. Ann Pharmacother. 2010;44:1887-1895.

COMMENTARY

Quality improvement through implementation of discharge order reconciliation.

Lu Y, Clifford P, Bjorneby A, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2013;70:815-820.

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Medication details documented on hospital discharge: cross-sectional observational study of factors associated with medication non-reconciliation.

Grimes TC, Duggan CA, Delaney TP, et al. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2011;71:449-457.

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Hospital discharge documentation and risk of rehospitalisation.

Hansen LO, Strater A, Smith L, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:773-778.

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Effect of patient- and medication-related factors on inpatient medication reconciliation errors.

Salanitro AH, Osborn CY, Schnipper JL, et al. J Gen Intern Med. 2012;27:924-932.

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A July spike in fatal medication errors: a possible effect of new medical residents.

Phillips DP, Barker GEC. J Gen Intern Med. 2010;25:774-779.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Patients taking their own medications while in the hospital.

PA-PSRS Patient Saf Advis. June 2012;9:50-57.

STUDY

An exploratory study measuring verbal order content and context.

Wakefield DS, Brokel J, Ward MM, Schwichtenberg T, Groath D, Kolb M, Davis JW, Crandall D. Qual Saf Health Care. 2009;18:169-173.

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Racial disparities in the frequency of patient safety events: results from the National Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System.

Metersky ML, Hunt DR, Kliman R, et al. Med Care. 2011;49:504-510.

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Errors in medication history at hospital admission: prevalence and predicting factors.

Hellström LM, Bondesson A, Höglund P, Eriksson T. BMC Clin Pharmacol. 2012;12:9.

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Effect of admission medication reconciliation on adverse drug events from admission medication changes.

Boockvar KS, Blum S, Kugler A, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:860-861.

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Medicines reconciliation using a shared electronic health care record.

Moore P, Armitage G, Wright J, Dobrzanski S, Ansari N, Hammond I, Scally A. J Patient Saf. 2011;7:147-153.

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Effect of a pharmacist intervention on clinically important medication errors after hospital discharge: a randomized trial.

Kripalani S, Roumie CL, Dalal AK, et al; PILL-CVD (Pharmacist Intervention for Low Literacy in Cardiovascular Disease) Study Group. Ann Intern Med. 2012;157:1-10.

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Challenges and opportunities to prevent transfusion errors: a Qualitative Evaluation for Safer Transfusion (QUEST).

Heddle NM, Fung M, Hervig T, et al; BEST Collaborative. Transfusion. 2012;52:1687-1695.

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The effect of medication reconciliation in elderly patients at hospital discharge.

Midlöv P, Bahrani L, Seyfali M, Höglund P, Rickhag E, Eriksson T. Int J Clin Pharm. 2012;34:113-119.

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Identifying, understanding and overcoming barriers to medication error reporting in hospitals: a focus group study.

Hartnell N, MacKinnon N, Sketris I, Fleming M. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:361-368.

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Supratherapeutic dosing of acetaminophen among hospitalized patients.

Zhou L, Maviglia SM, Mahoney LM, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2012;172:1721-1728.

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Potential risk of medication discrepancies and reconciliation errors at admission and discharge from an inpatient medical service.

Climente-Martí M, García-Mañón ER, Artero-Mora AA, Jiménez-Torres NV. Ann Pharmacother. 2010;44:1747-1754.

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Medication reconciliation: a qualitative analysis of clinicians' perceptions.

Vogelsmeier A, Pepper GA, Oderda L, Weir C. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2012 Oct 19; [Epub ahead of print].

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