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

Linda L. Costa; Stephanie S. Poe; Mei Ching Lee

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

August 24, 2011

Costa LL, Poe SS, Lee MC. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26(3):243-51.

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This study provides a comparative description of two interventions to improve care transitions following hospital discharge. Home nurse visits uncovered 62% more medication discrepancies than those detected by telephone interview.

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