Journal of primary care & community health
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J Prim Care Community Health · Jan 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialImpact of an outpatient pharmacist intervention on medication discrepancies and health care resource utilization in posthospitalization care transitions.
Medication errors related to hospital discharge result in rehospitalization and emergency department (ED) visits, yet no systematic approach has been implemented nationally to decrease these medication errors. Pharmacist involvement during postdischarge transitions of care may be an important strategy to prevent and correct medication discrepancies and reduce costly rehospitalization and ED visits. ⋯ A pharmacist-driven intervention focused on patient education and medication reconciliation after discharge improved medication use and reduced health care resource utilization in this pilot study.