Medical errors related to discontinuity of care from an inpatient to an outpatient setting
By Carlton R Moore, Juan Wisnivesky, Stephen R. Williams, T. McGinn. Journal of general internal medicine, 2003
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Subfields: Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Medicine, Health Information Management
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- Posthospital medication discrepancies: prevalence and contributing factors. (2005, background): “Patients with complex care needs frequently require care in different settings and are particularly vulnerable to experiencing medication problems at each care transition, or “handoff,” between practitioners.(4-12) This vulnerability is further heightened by a high burden of illness and accompanying”
- Promoting effective transitions of care at hospital discharge: a review of key issues for hospitalists. (2007, background): “Following hospital discharge nearly half (49%) of hospitalized patients experience at least 1 medical error in medication continuity, diagnostic workup, or test follow-up.(7) It has been reported that 19%-23% of patients suffer an adverse event, most frequently an adverse drug event (ADE).”
- Are general practitioners getting the information they need from hospitals and specialists to provide quality cancer care for Indigenous Australians? (2020, background): “Incomplete or delayed access to information by GPs has been linked to preventable medical errors.(5)”
- A Reengineered Hospital Discharge Program to Decrease Rehospitalization (2009, background): “In addition, the declining presence of primary care providers (PCPs) in hospitals has not been adequately accompanied by systems to ensure that patient data are transferred to subsequent caregivers (4, 5).”
- Coordinating care--a perilous journey through the health care system. (2008, background): “One study found that fewer than half of PCPs are pr ovided information about the discharge plans and medications of their recently h ospitalized patients [ 21 ].”
- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses (2008, methodology): “After that, further improvements are not predictable, and years of experience are an inadequate predictor of expertise.(52) The most effective knower and developer of practical knowledge creates an ongoing dialogue and connection between lessons of the day and experiential learning over time.”
- Deficits in communication and information transfer between hospital-based and primary care physicians: implications for patient safety and continuity of care. (2007, background): “5 (2-21)16,19,20,26,28,33 25 (23-27)19,33”