Improving transitions of care for patients on warfarin: the Safe Transitions Anticoagulation Report.

Andrew S. Dunn; Avniel Shetreat-Klein; Jeremy Berman; Hyung J. Cho; Laura Stein; Chenelle Lewis; Sharla Hamilton; Simon To; Paul Francaviglia; Joseph Kannry

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Improving transitions of care for patients on warfarin: the Safe Transitions Anticoagulation Report.

October 7, 2015

Dunn AS, Shetreat-Klein A, Berman J, et al. J Hosp Med. 2015;10(9):615-8.

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A formal hospital discharge transition report for patients taking warfarin was well received by outpatient physicians, but it did not appreciably affect processes of care measures or therapeutic efficacy. A postdischarge medication error involving warfarin was discussed in a previous AHRQ WebM&M commentary.

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