Deficits in discharge documentation in patients transferred to rehabilitation facilities on anticoagulation: results of a systemwide evaluation.
Gandara E, Moniz TT, Ungar J, et al. Deficits in discharge documentation in patients transferred to rehabilitation facilities on anticoagulation: results of a systemwide evaluation. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2008;34(8):460-3.
Many patients discharged from hospitals on anticoagulant medications (including warfarin and heparin) lacked adequate documentation of the duration of therapy and monitoring needs. Ensuring the safety of anticoagulant therapy is a Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal.