Over half of older adults experience polypharmacy, including medications that may be
inappropriate or unnecessary. Deprescribing, which is the process of discontinuing or …

Many studies analyze the medication errors in the hospital setting, but the literature involving
the home care setting seems scarce. The aim of this study is to identify the main risk factors …

Background Middle-aged and older adults requiring skilled home healthcare ('home health')
services following hospital discharge are at high risk of experiencing suboptimal outcomes …

Background In 2012, nearly one-third of adults 65 years or older with Medicare discharged
to home after hospitalization were referred for home health care (HHC) services. Care …

Background Knowledge of risk factors for drug-related hospitalizations (DRHs) is limited.
Aim To examine the prevalence of DRHs and the relationships between DRHs and various …

Objective: Traditionally, nursing homes have been associated with suboptimal drug therapy
and drug-related problems (DRPs). In contrast, less is known about drug safety in homecare …

Purpose: To review the literature on medication safety in primary care in the electronic
health record era. Methods: Included studies measured rates and outcomes of medication …

Objective Patient transitions into home health care (HHC) often occur without the transfer of
information needed for critical clinical decisions and the plan of care. Owing to a lack of …

Background Hospitalizations and potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) use are
significant and costly issues among older home health patients, yet little is known about the …

Despite patient safety initiatives to improve care transitions, prior research largely neglects
to elicit feedback from home health nurses regarding health information exchange. The goal …