Completeness of medication-related information in discharge letters and post-discharge general practitioner overviews

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy
Elien B UitvlugtFatma Karapinar-Çarkit

Abstract

Communication and documentation of medication-related information are needed to improve continuity of care. To assess the completeness of medication-related information in discharge letters and post-discharge general practitioner (GP)-overviews. A general teaching hospital in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. An observational study was performed. Patients from several departments were included after medication reconciliation at hospital discharge. In liaison with the resident and patient, a pharmacy team prepared a Transitional Pharmaceutical Care (TPC)-overview of current medications, including changes and allergies. The resident was instructed to download the TPC-overview into the discharge letter instead of typing a self-made medication list. Medication overviews were gathered from the GP 2 weeks after the handover of the discharge letter. The TPC-overview (gold standard) was compared with the information in the discharge letter and post-discharge GP-overviews regarding correct medications and allergies. Descriptive data analysis was used. The number and percentage of complete medication-related information in the discharge letter and the GP-overview were compared to the TPC-overview. Ninety-nine patients were included. Medication...Continue Reading

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