title: Hospital brings discharge meds to the bedside.
abstract: The pharmacy at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY, fills about 75% of the prescriptions that patients are given at discharge. Pharmacy technicians coordinate discharge times with unit-based care coordinators and deliver medicine to the bedside. Prescriptions are printed out on the unit and sent to the pharmacy by pneumatic tube. A pharmacist reviews the prescriptions for drug interactions and medication errors and gets corrections made before the patients leave the hospital.
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D006801:Humans; D059065:Medication Reconciliation / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D009518:New York; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends; D010359:Patient Readmission / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D010607:Pharmacy Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D019095:Point-of-Care Systems; D055553:Prescription Drugs / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution
chemical_list: D055553:Prescription Drugs