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Title: Impact of a pharmacist-prepared interim residential care medication administration chart on gaps in continuity of medication management after discharge from hospital to residential care: a prospective pre- and post-intervention study (MedGap Study).
Austin Authors: Elliott, Rohan A ;Tran, Tim ;Taylor, Simone E ;Harvey, Penelope A;Belfrage, Mary K;Jennings, Rhonda J;Marriott, Jennifer L
Affiliation: Pharmacy Department, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Issue Date: 25-May-2012
Publication information: BMJ Open 2012; 2(3):
Abstract: To test the impact of a hospital pharmacist-prepared interim residential care medication administration chart (IRCMAC) on medication administration errors and use of locum medical services after discharge from hospital to residential care.Prospective pre-intervention and post-intervention study.One major acute care hospital and one subacute aged-care hospital; 128 residential care facilities (RCF) in Victoria, Australia.428 patients (median age 84 years, IQR 79-88) discharged to a RCF from an inpatient ward over two 12-week periods.Seven-day IRCMAC auto-populated with patient and medication data from the hospitals' pharmacy dispensing software, completed and signed by a hospital pharmacist and sent with the patient to the RCF.Primary end points were the proportion of patients with one or more missed or significantly delayed (>50% of prescribed dose interval) medication doses, and the proportion of patients whose RCF medication chart was written by a locum doctor, in the 24 h after discharge. Secondary end points included RCF staff and general practitioners' opinions about the IRCMAC.The number of patients who experienced one or more missed or delayed doses fell from 37/202 (18.3%) to 6/226 (2.7%) (difference in percentages 15.6%, 95% CI 9.5% to 21.9%, p<0.001). The number of patients whose RCF medication chart was written by a locum doctor fell from 66/202 (32.7%) to 25/226 (11.1%) (difference in percentages 21.6%, 95% CI 13.5% to 29.7%, p<0.001). For 189/226 (83.6%) discharges, RCF staff reported that the IRCMAC improved continuity of care; 31/35 (88.6%) general practitioners said that the IRCMAC reduced the urgency for them to attend the RCF and 35/35 (100%) said that IRCMACs should be provided for all patients discharged to a RCF.A hospital pharmacist-prepared IRCMAC significantly reduced medication errors and use of locum medical services after discharge from hospital to residential care.
Gov't Doc #: 22637373
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/11500
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-000918
Journal: BMJ Open
URL: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22637373
Type: Journal Article
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