8 Medication review at hospital discharge is not cost - effective in highly vulnerable patients
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Promoting effective transitions of care at hospital discharge: a review of key issues for hospitalists.
The period following discharge from the hospital is a vulnerable time for patients. About half of adults experience a medical error after hospital discharge, and 19%-23% suffer an adverse event, most commonly an adverse drug event. This article reviews several important challenges to providing high-quality care as patients leave the hospital. These include the discontinuity between hospitalists...
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تاریخ انتشار 2014