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Medication Discrepancies Upon Hospital To Skilled Nursing Facility Transitions, Jennifer Tjia, Alice Bonner, Becky Briesacher, Sarah Mcgee, Eileen Terrill, Kathleen Miller
Medication Discrepancies Upon Hospital To Skilled Nursing Facility Transitions, Jennifer Tjia, Alice Bonner, Becky Briesacher, Sarah Mcgee, Eileen Terrill, Kathleen Miller
Jennifer Tjia
BACKGROUND: Failure to reconcile medications across transitions in care is an important source of harm to patients. Little is known about medication discrepancies upon admission to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence of, type of medications involved in, and sources of medication discrepancies upon admission to the SNF setting. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS: Patients admitted to SNF for subacute care. MEASUREMENTS: Number of medication discrepancies, defined as unexplained differences among documented medication regimens, including the hospital discharge summary, patient care referral form and SNF admission orders. RESULTS: Of 2,319 medications reviewed on admission, 495 (21.3%) had a …