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dc.contributor.authorTan, Amy
dc.contributor.authorEmmerton, Lynne
dc.contributor.authorHattingh, Laetitia
dc.contributor.authorJarvis, Victoria
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:12:41Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:12:41Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.modified2012-08-08T00:14:09Z
dc.identifier.issn1445-937X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/46088
dc.description.abstractBackground: Inadequate or inaccurate transfer of medication information can challenge optimal medication management and result in medication errors, which may lead to increased hospital admissions. Studies of medication information transfer typically involve the hospital-community interface in urban settings. There is little research on medication information transfer between community health services, between hospitals (rural and metropolitan) and rural community settings. Aim: To explore medication information transfer issues faced by rural healthcare providers and their perspectives on initiatives to optimise the process. Method: A geographical mapping exercise identified a community comprising four towns in rural Queensland. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 49 health professionals in the community on issues with medication supply and management, including medication information transfer. Interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed. Results: Issues identified included: discrepancies in medication records, lack of a coordinated system in communicating medication or prescription information between health professionals, and inadequate communication between regional secondary/tertiary facilities and rural primary care providers. Participants proposed that the root cause(s) of these challenges related to workforce issues and inefficiencies in communication and networking systems. Conclusion: Key issues were identified relating to medication information transfer between healthcare providers and between healthcare settings, which impacted on optimal medication management for rural patients.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSociety of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/j.2055-2335.2012.tb00131.x
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom48
dc.relation.ispartofpageto52
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Pharmacy Practice and Research
dc.relation.ispartofvolume42
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth and community services
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3214
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420305
dc.titleMedication Information Transfer: An Exploratory Study in a Rural Queensland Community
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
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gro.date.issued2012
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorHattingh, Laetitia L.


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