BACKGROUND: One of the most vulnerable times in a patient's encounter with a health care
system is during transitions of care (TOC), defined by the Joint Commission as the …

Objective To introduce pharmacists to the process, challenges, and opportunities of creating
transitions of care (TOC) models in the inpatient, ambulatory, and community practice …

Introduction Benefits of pharmacist involvement during transitions of care (TOC) are well
validated in the literature, but this role remains highly variable and institution specific. The …

Purpose The development and implementation of a hospitalwide, pharmacist-led transitions-
of-care (TOC) program are described. Methods This 21-week quality improvement initiative …

Pharmacists in primary care settings have unique opportunities to address the causes of
ineffective care transitions. The objective of this study is to describe the implementation of a …

Objectives To improve patient care through the development of a clinical risk stratification
tool to identify high-risk patients and implementation of pharmacist-mediated medication …

Background Pharmacists may improve medication-related outcomes during transitions of
care. The aim of the Iowa Continuity of Care Study was to determine if a pharmacist case …

Background Comprehensive medication management (CMM) is a service provided by
clinical pharmacists. CMM aims to optimize pharmacotherapy outcomes by ensuring …

Background There is a paucity of literature on a well-defined role of a pharmacist in different
aspects of transition of care service (TCS). Although health care institutions have specific …

Objective To initiate a call to action for ambulatory care pharmacists to play a more active
role in transitional care management within primary care settings by discussing relevant …