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Medication Discrepancies upon Hospital to Skilled Nursing Facility Transitions
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 03/19/09

Tjia J et al. - Medication discrepancies occurred in almost three out of four SNF admissions and accounted for one in five medications prescribed on admission. The discharge summary and the patient care referral forms from the discharging institution are often in disagreement. The study findings underscore the importance of current efforts to improve the quality of inter-institutional communication.

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Medication Use Across Transition Points from the Emergency Department: Identifying Factors Associated with Medication Discrepancies
Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 10/21/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Pediatric Pain After Ambulatory Surgery: Where's the Medication?
Pediatrics, 10/01/09 Relevance Score: 65%

Coronary artery bypass graft surgery and primary percutaneous coronary intervention choices in patients with similar coronary anatomy: A computer-based simulation examines the sex gap
Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 11/09/09 Relevance Score: 63%

Accuracy of reporting current medications by cancer patients presenting to an emergency center
Supportive Care in Cancer, 11/11/09 Relevance Score: 48%

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Medical Teacher, 11/16/09 Relevance Score: 47%