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COMMENTARY

Complementary telephone strategies to improve postdischarge communication.

Rennke S, Kesh S, Neeman N, Sehgal NL. Am J Med. 2012;125:28-30.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Minnesota hospitals are testing ways to reduce return trips.

Lerner M. Star Tribune. October 11, 2012.

STUDY

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.

NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE

Discharge missteps can send seniors back to hospital.

Korc B, Landers SJ. American Medical News. February 15, 2010.

REVIEW

Care transitions and home health care.

Boling PA. Clin Geriatr Med. 2009;25:135-148.

COMMENTARY

Chemotherapy in home care: one team's performance improvement journey toward reducing medication errors.

Ewen BM, Combs R, Popelas C, Faraone GM. Home Healthc Nurse. 2012;30:28-37.

STUDY

Effectiveness of a pharmacist–nurse intervention on resolving medication discrepancies for patients transitioning from hospital to home health care.

Setter SM, Corbett CF, Neumiller JJ, Gates BJ, Sclar DA, Sonnett TE. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66:2027-2031.

STUDY

Therapeutic errors among children in the community setting: nature, causes and outcomes.

McD Taylor D, Robinson J, Macleod D, Macbean CE, Braitberg G. J Paediatr Child Health. 2009;45:304-309.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT

Maalox Total Relief and Maalox Liquid Products: Medication Use Errors.

MedWatch Safety Alert. Rockville, MD: US Food and Drug Administration; February 17, 2010.

STUDY

Challenges in posthospital care: nurses as coaches for medication management.

Costa LL, Poe SS, Lee MC. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:243-251.

REVIEW

Garcia-Caballos M, Ramos-Diaz F, Jimenez-Moleon JJ, Bueno-Cavanillas A. Age Ageing. 2010;39:430-438.

STUDY

Therapeutic errors involving adults in the community setting: nature, causes and outcomes.

Taylor DM, Robinson J, MacLeod D, MacBean CE, Braitberg G. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2009;33:388-394.

BOOK/REPORT

Health Care Comes Home: The Human Factors.

Committee on the Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care. Washington, DC: National Research Council; 2011. ISBN: 9780309212366.

STUDY

Improving medication error reporting in hospice care.

Boyer R, McPherson ML, Deshpande G, Smith SW. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2009;26:361-367.

STUDY

Parental misinterpretations of over-the-counter pediatric cough and cold medication labels.

Lokker N, Sanders L, Perrin EM, et al. Pediatrics. 2009;123:1464-1471.

STUDY

Tenfold therapeutic dosing errors in young children reported to US poison control centers.

Crouch BI, Caravati EM, Moltz E. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009;66:1292-1296.

COMMENTARY

The human factors of home health care: a conceptual model for examining safety and quality concerns.

Henriksen K, Joseph A, Zayas-Cabán T. J Patient Saf. 2009;5:229-236.

COMMENTARY

Examining nurses' decision process for medication management in home care.

Kovner C, Menezes J, Goldberg JD. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2005;31:379-385.

COMMENTARY

The patient who falls: "It's always a trade-off."

Tinetti ME, Kumar C. JAMA. 2010;303:258-266.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Contributions from Ergonomics and Human Factors.

Qual Saf Health Care. 2010;19(suppl 3):i1-i79.

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