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Tackling communication barriers between long-term care facility and emergency department transfers to improve medication safety in older adults.

Callinan SM, Brandt NJ. J Gerontol Nurs. 2015;41:8-13.

Highlighting risks associated with transitions of older patients between the emergency department and long-term care, this commentary describes strategies to improve communication, and subsequently medication safety, as these patients move from one care environment to another.

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