Discharge Medication Counseling and its Correlation with Reducing Readmissions for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations
Objective: To determine the impact of pharmacist-provided discharge medication counseling on 30 and 90 day hospital readmissions and ED visits in patients admitted with COPD exacerbation. Methods: A hospital-wide improvement was initiated, where COPD patients received discharge medication counse...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
2015-01-01
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Series: | INNOVATIONS in Pharmacy |
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Online Access: | https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/innovations/article/view/396 |