PHARMACIST transition of care intervention has proven to be an effective strategy to reduce medication errors after hospital discharge, according to a new meta-analysis published in the Journal of Patient Safety.
In addition, a pharmacist intervention also reduces subsequent emergency room visits, the authors said, concluding that hospitals should consider implementing this intervention to improve patient safety and quality during transitions of care.
Thirteen randomized trials examining 3,503 patients were included in the final analysis, drawing on data from the National Library of Medicine's PubMed database, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Google Scholar.
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