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Exploring medication safety structures and processes in nursing homes: a cross-sectional study.

August 30, 2023

Favez L, Zúñiga F, Meyer-Massetti C. Int J Clin Pharm. 2023;45(6):1464-1471.

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Effective implementation of health information technology can promote medication safety. This survey of 118 nursing homes in Switzerland found that organizations employ a variety of electronic health record (EHR)-based tools to support medication safety, such as standardized medication lists, alerts for potentially inappropriate prescribing, or electronic data exchanges with community pharmacies or outside physicians.

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