Bmc Health Serv Res
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Bmc Health Serv Res · Sep 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialEffect of a care transition intervention by pharmacists: an RCT.
Pharmacists may improve medication-related outcomes during transitions of care. The aim of the Iowa Continuity of Care Study was to determine if a pharmacist case manager (PCM) providing a faxed discharge medication care plan from a tertiary care institution to primary care could improve medication appropriateness and reduce adverse events, rehospitalization and emergency department visits. ⋯ The pharmacist case manager did not affect medication use outcomes post-discharge perhaps because quality of care measures were high in all study groups.