AHRQ Patient Safety Network: Predicting potential postdischarge adverse drug events and 30-day unplanned hospital readmissions from medication regimen complexity.

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Predicting potential postdischarge adverse drug events and 30-day unplanned hospital readmissions from medication regimen complexity.

Schoonover H, Corbett CF, Weeks DL, Willson MN, Setter SM. J Patient Saf. 2014;10:186-191.

In this study, complex medication regimens were associated with much higher rates of post-discharge adverse events and 30-day readmissions. Discrepancies between hospital discharge and home medication lists were found in 90% of cases.

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