Improving care transitions: current practice and future opportunities for pharmacists.

American College of Clinical Pharmacy; Anne L. Hume; Jennifer Kirwin; Heather L. Bieber; Rachel L. Couchenour; Deanne L. Hall; Amy K. Kennedy; Nancy M Allen LaPointe; Crystal D O Burkhardt; Kathleen Schilli; Terry Seaton; Jennifer Trujillo; Barbara Wiggins

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Improving care transitions: current practice and future opportunities for pharmacists.

December 5, 2012

Pharmacy AC of C, Hume AL, Kirwin J, et al. Pharmacotherapy. 2012;32(11):e326-37.

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This white paper describes how pharmacists can safeguard medication tracking and communication practices during care transitions.

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