title: Continuity of care means better instruction on meds.
abstract: Patients' lack of compliance with therapeutic treatment regimens is often overlooked as a continuity-of-care problem, argues columnist Patrice Spath. In this month's Quality-Co$t Connection, Spath offers advice on determining whether your facility offers patients clear and complete medication information and how to improve the transfer of information to patients.
authors.affiliation: Brown-Spath Associates, Forest Grove, OR, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Spath
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005568:Forms and Records Control; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D012646:Self Administration; D014481:United States