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STUDY

Medication reconciliation for reducing drug-discrepancy adverse events.

Boockvar KS, Carlson Lacorte H, Giambanco V, Fridman B, Siu A. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2006;4:236-243.

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The risk of adverse drug events and hospital-related morbidity and mortality among older adults with potentially inappropriate medication use.

Page RL 2nd, Ruscin JM. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2006;4:297-305.

REVIEW

Epidemiology of medication-related adverse events in nursing homes.

Handler SM, Wright RM, Ruby CM, Hanlon JT. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2006;4:264-272.

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Nursing home error and level of staff credentials.

Scott-Cawiezell J, Pepper GA, Madsen RW, Petroski G, Vogelsmeier A, Zellmer D. Clin Nurs Res. 2007;16:72-78.

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Medication errors during patient transitions into nursing homes: characteristics and association with patient harm.

Desai R, Williams CE, Greene SB, Pierson S, Hansen RA. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2011;9:413-422.

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Adverse drug events resulting from patient errors in older adults.

Field TS, Mazor KM, Briesacher B, Debellis KR, Gurwitz JH. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007;55:271-276.

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The safety of warfarin therapy in the nursing home setting.

Gurwitz JH, Field TS, Radford MJ, et al. Am J Med. 2007;120:539-544.

REVIEW

Year in review: medication mishaps in the elderly.

Peron EP, Marcum ZA, Boyce R, Hanlon JT, Handler SM. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2011;9:1-10.

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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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Incidence and preventability of adverse drug events among older persons in the ambulatory setting.

Gurwitz JH, Field TS, Harrold LR, et al. JAMA. 2003;289:1107-1116.

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Effect of a pharmacist-led multicomponent intervention focusing on the medication monitoring phase to prevent potential adverse drug events in nursing homes.

Lapane KL, Hughes CM, Daiello LA, Cameron KA, Feinberg J. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2011;59:1238-1245.

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Effects of an enhanced discharge planning intervention for hospitalized older adults: a randomized trial.

Altfeld SJ, Shier GE, Rooney M, et al. Gerontologist. 2013;53:430-440.

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Adverse drug events in the outpatient setting: an 11-year national analysis.

Bourgeois FT, Shannon MW, Valim C, Mandl KD. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2010;19:901-910.

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Preventing medication errors in long-term care: results and evaluation of a large scale web-based error reporting system.

Pierson S, Hansen R, Greene S, Williams C, Akers R, Jonsson M, Carey T. Qual Saf Health Care. 2007;16:297-302.

REVIEW

Care transitions and home health care.

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

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Use of HIT for adverse event reporting in nursing homes: barriers and facilitators.

Wagner LM, Castle NG, Handler SM. Geriatr Nurs. 2013;34:112-115.

REVIEW

Adverse drug events in the elderly.

Cresswell KM, Fernando B, McKinstry B, Sheikh A. Br Med Bull. 2007;83:259-274.

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Hospitalization and death associated with potentially inappropriate medication prescriptions among elderly nursing home residents.

Lau DT, Kasper JD, Potter DE, Lyles A, Bennett RG. Arch Intern Med. 2005;165:68-74.

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Dementia and risk of adverse warfarin-related events in the nursing home setting.

Tjia J, Field TS, Mazor KM, et al. Am J Geriatr Pharmacother. 2012;10:323-330.

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Achieving quality improvement in the nursing home: influence of nursing leadership on communication and teamwork.

Vogelsmeier A, Scott-Cawiezell J. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:236-242.

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