Medication Discrepancies in Discharge Summaries and Associated Risk Factors for Elderly Patients with Many Drugs

Abstract Background and Objective Elderly patients are at high risk for medication errors in care transitions. The discharge summary aims to counteract drug-related problems due to insufficient information transfer in care transitions, hence the accuracy of its medication information is of utmost im...

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Main Authors: Gabriella Caleres, Sara Modig, Patrik Midlöv, John Chalmers, Åsa Bondesson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare 2019-12-01
Series:Drugs - Real World Outcomes
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40801-019-00176-5