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PLoS One2023;18(1):e0279903.January 1, 2023Journal Article

Use of complete medication history to identify and correct transitions-of-care medication errors at psychiatric hospital admission.

Victoria Vargas1, Weston W Blakeslee2, Colin A Banas2, Christian Teter1, Katherine Dupuis-Dobson1, Carol Aboud1
1Department of Pharmacy, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts, United States of America.
2Applied Clinical Research Division, DrFirst.COM, Inc., Rockville, Maryland, United States of America.

Abstract

Methods for categorizing the scale and severity of medication errors corrected by pharmacy staff during admission medication reconciliation using complete medication history continue to evolve. We established a rating scale that is effective for generating error reports to health system quality leadership. These reports are needed to quantify the value of investment in transitions-of-care pharmacy…

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