Medication-Related Hospital Readmissions Within 30 Days of Discharge: Prevalence, Preventability, Type of Medication Errors and Risk Factors

Medication-Related Hospital Readmissions Within 30 Days of Discharge: Prevalence, Preventability, Type of Medication Errors and Risk Factors

Background: Hospital readmission rates are increasingly used as a measure of healthcare quality. Medicines are the most common therapeutic intervention but estimating the contribution of adverse drug events as a cause of readmissions is difficult.Objectives: To assess the prevalence and preventabili...

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Main Authors: Elien B. Uitvlugt, Marjo J. A. Janssen, Carl E. H. Siegert, Eva L. Kneepkens, Bart J. F. van den Bemt, Patricia M. L. A. van den Bemt, Fatma Karapinar-Çarkit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
readmission
ADEs
quality of care
medication related problem
transitions in care
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.567424/full

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