Defining minimum necessary anticoagulation-related communication at discharge: Consensus of the Care Transitions Task Force of the New York State Anticoagulation Coalition.

Darren Triller; Anne Myrka; John Gassler; Kelly Rudd; Patrick Meek; Peter Kouides; Allison E. Burnett; Alex C. Spyropoulos; Jack Ansell

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Defining minimum necessary anticoagulation-related communication at discharge: Consensus of the Care Transitions Task Force of the New York State Anticoagulation Coalition.

November 7, 2018

Triller D, Myrka A, Gassler J, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2018;44(11):630-640.

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Patients prescribed high-risk medications, including anticoagulants, are at increased risk for adverse drug events and may be particularly vulnerable during care transitions. This study describes how a multidisciplinary panel of anticoagulation experts used an iterative consensus-building process to determine what information should be communicated to relevant providers for all patients on anticoagulation undergoing a transition in care.

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