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1: Home Healthc Nurse. 2003 Jun;21(6):404-12. Links

Medication management: an evidence-based model that decreases adverse events.

Partners in Care Foundation, Burbank, CA 91502, USA. dfrey@picf.org

Four diverse home care agencies are implementing a new Medication Management Model that has proven effective in preventing medication errors in elderly patients. The Model, available to all agencies, consists of advice from a consultant pharmacist to the attending nurse based on established guidelines. The Model's benefits for clinicians, agencies, and patients and how agencies can use it are described in this article.

PMID: 12802111 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]