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Commentary
Pharmacist-managed inpatient discharge medication reconciliation: a combined onsite and telepharmacy model.
January 7, 2015
Keeys C, Kalejaiye B, Skinner M, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2014;71(24):2159-66.
Providing patients with an accurate list of their medication at discharge can be challenging. This commentary reveals the development, implementation, and initial testing of a service managed by pharmacists that engaged telepharmacy support as partners to enhance medication reconciliation at discharge. By the end of the 19-month pilot program, the service enhanced the quality of final medication lists and documentation given to patients at discharge.
