Hospital Discharge Risk Factors Contibuting to Discrepancies in Medications & Instructions

Are you reviewing a patient's medication prescriptions and instructions at hospital discharge?

Is the provider familiar with the patient?

Is the provider familiar with the patient’s conditions and medications?

Has there been discontinuity in care or a breakdown in communication between providers?

Is information in the medical record wrong or incomplete?

Is the provider too busy to really check the information?

Does the patient have many problems and medications?

Does the patient have a primary care provider who coordinates care?

Has there been a delay delivering the discharge report to the patient's primary care provider?