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Reducing medication-related adverse events in elderly patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2006

Bernard Fernando
Affiliation:
Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK
Brian McKinstry
Affiliation:
Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK
Aziz Sheikh
Affiliation:
Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK

Abstract

The current care systems cannot do the job. Trying harder will not work. If we want safer, higher-quality care, we will need to have redesigned systems of care, including the use of information technology to support clinical and administrative processes.’

Type
Psychological and Social Gerontology
Copyright
2006 Cambridge University Press

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