Medication Discrepancies among Older Hospitalized Adults Discharged from Post-Acute Care Facilities to Home.

Only 184 of 372 enrolled patients were analysed, because some died, entered hospice, withdrew consent, were unreachable, or were excluded for long-term care or acute care visits. The sample was mostly white and from an urban setting, so results may not apply to other regions or populations. The 7-day medication list came from patient or surrogate self-report, so recall bias could over- or under-report discrepancies. Intentionality was assessed only in 100 patients with academic health-system provider contact, so most discrepancies had no documented explanation. The risk factor analysis was exploratory and did not link discrepancies to adverse outcomes.

The authors declared no relevant financial or personal conflicts of interest.

Do not conclude that these discrepancies caused adverse events or that a specific medication reconciliation intervention prevents them. The study compared medication lists one week after discharge and did not link discrepancies to patient outcomes.