Medication hold upon transfer between levels of care

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Wed, 08/15/2018 - 11:40
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Dan Sheridan
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Medication hold upon transfer between levels of care

Hi,

If a patient is transferred to a different level of care (for example, from intensive care to a standard room), do you require that medications be reordered by a prescriber? If so, how do you accomplish this without creating errors of omission?

Thank you,
Dan Sheridan

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