Effects of a pharmacy-driven medication history program on patient outcomes.

Purpose: Obtaining an accurate medication history is a vital component of medication reconciliation upon admission to the hospital. Despite the importance of this task, medication histories are often inaccurate and/or incomplete. We evaluated the association of a pharmacy-driven medication history initiative on clinical outcomes of patients admitted to the general medicine service of an academic medical center.

The role of race, ethnicity, and language in care transitions.

Objectives: To identify areas where transition from hospital to community could be improved, with a special focus on racial, ethnic, and language differences.

Study Design: A cross-sectional survey administered by postal mail and bilingual telephone interviewers.

Methods: Patients were randomly selected within strata by race, ethnicity, and language proficiency.

Correlation of Provider Burnout With Patient Experience.

Initiatives to mitigate physician burnout and improve patient experience occur largely in isolation. At the level of the department/division, we found lower physician burnout was associated with a more positive patient experience. Physician Maslach Burnout Inventory data and patient Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems Clinician and Group experience scores were significantly correlated with 5 of 12 patient experience questions: "Got Routine Care Appointment" (-0.

Nurses' attitudes to single checking medications: before and after its use.

We report nurses' attitudes towards the single checking of medications before and after the implementation of this procedure in an acute health-care setting. Data from a pre-implementation survey confirmed that some nurses held strong views against single checking. Following this survey, the hospital's medication administration policy was revised, a single checking resource manual was developed, 1-2 h nurse education sessions were held, the competencies of nurses to single check and to administer medications were assessed, and single checking was successfully piloted before hospital-wide implementation.