Pharmacists will get more involved in "transitions of care"
July 2013
Pharmacists will get more involved in "transitions of care"...in a push to reduce medication errors and hospital readmissions.
Many med errors occur during these patient transitions into...within...or out of a health care facility.
Plus about 8.5% of patients are readmitted to inpatient acute care within a month of discharge in Canada...costing $1.8 billion/yr.
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