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Thinking Outside the Pillbox: A System-wide Approach to Improving Patient Medication Adherence for Chronic Disease.
Cambridge, MA: New England Healthcare Institute; August 12, 2009.

This report describes how medication reconciliation and pharmacist counseling can help improve outcomes through greater patient adherence to medication regimens.
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