Medication Changes on Discharge from Acute Care to Hospice (TH371A)

• Published in: Journal of pain and symptom management Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 347 - 348
• Main Authors: Furuno, Jon, PhD, Noble, Brie, BS, Izumi, Seiko, PhD RN, Kadoyama, Kirsten, BA, McPherson, Mary Lynn, PharmD BCPS CPE, Tjia, Jennifer, MD MSCE, Candrian, Carey, PhD, Fromme, Erik, MD MSCRFAAHPM
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Madison Elsevier Inc 01.02.2017; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Acute services; Anesthesia & Perioperative Care; Aspirin; Changes; Deviation; Discharge; Discharge summaries; Discontinued; Drug therapy; Drugs; Hospice care; Missing data; Morphine; Pain Medicine

An abstract of a study by Furuno et al quantifying the frequency and documentation of medication orders for patients discharged from acute care to hospice care is presented. Among 1,499 discharges to hospice, the mean (standard (deviation) number of medications patients were receiving was 7.2 (4.8)...