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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.

A medication reconciliation intervention conducted by a pharmacist and nurse significantly reduced the number of medication errors at hospital discharge, but did not affect readmission rates or the need for return physician visits.

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