Open AccessAdverse Events Due to Discontinuations in Drug Use and Dose Changes in Patients Transferred Between Acute and Long-term Care Facilities
Author(s) -
Kenneth S. Boockvar,
Eliot Fishman,
Corinne Kyriacou,
Anna Monias,
Shai Gavi,
Tara Cortes
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.164.5.545
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency medicine , adverse effect , nursing homes , psychological intervention , medical record , acute care , confidence interval , drug , drug class , health care , nursing , pharmacology , economics , economic growth
Care transitions are commonplace for ill older adults, but no studies to our knowledge have examined the occurrence of iatrogenic harm from medication changes during patient transfer.
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