TY - JOUR
T1 - Adverse drug events and medication problems in “Hospital at Home” patients
AU - Mann, Elizabeth
AU - Zepeda, Orlando
AU - Soones, Tacara
AU - Federman, Alex
AU - Leff, Bruce
AU - Siu, Albert
AU - Boockvar, Kenneth
N1 - Funding Information:
Grant funding and support were provided by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (1C1CMS331334-01-00), National Institute on Aging Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center (TS, 3P30AG028741), John A. Hartford Foundation, and James J. Peters VA Medical Center.
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© 2018, © 2018 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2018/7/3
Y1 - 2018/7/3
N2 - “Hospital at Home(HaH)” programs provide an alternative to traditional hospitalization. However, the incidence of adverse drug events in these programs is unknown. This study describes adverse drug events and potential adverse drug events in a new HaH program. We examined the charts of the first 50 patients admitted. We found 45 potential adverse drug events and 14 adverse drug events from admission to 30 days after HaH discharge. None of the adverse drug events were severe. Some events, like problems with medication administration, may be unique to the hospital at home setting. Monitoring for adverse drug events is feasible and important for hospital at home programs.
AB - “Hospital at Home(HaH)” programs provide an alternative to traditional hospitalization. However, the incidence of adverse drug events in these programs is unknown. This study describes adverse drug events and potential adverse drug events in a new HaH program. We examined the charts of the first 50 patients admitted. We found 45 potential adverse drug events and 14 adverse drug events from admission to 30 days after HaH discharge. None of the adverse drug events were severe. Some events, like problems with medication administration, may be unique to the hospital at home setting. Monitoring for adverse drug events is feasible and important for hospital at home programs.
KW - Acute care: Quality of care/evaluation of services
KW - Clinical practice: Home health care
KW - Community and home care: Quality of care/evaluation of services
KW - Drugs: Physiology and effects
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U2 - 10.1080/01621424.2018.1454372
DO - 10.1080/01621424.2018.1454372
M3 - Article
C2 - 29578834
AN - SCOPUS:85045238687
SN - 0162-1424
VL - 37
SP - 177
EP - 186
JO - Home health care services quarterly
JF - Home health care services quarterly
IS - 3
ER -