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01-12-2019 | Care | Editorial
Seamless care, do it well or not at all
Author:
J. W. Foppe van Mil
Published in:
International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
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Issue 6/2019
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Excerpt
To avoid errors and harm to patients, proper transfer of patient data is important. Many local, regional and national structures have been created that should secure patient safety across transitions in care, the so called seamless care. Apart from historical patient data, especially the continuity of drug treatment is an important element of the transition. The drug treatment should be based on a valid list of medicines that a patient needs at the given moment. …