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Stevenson DG, Dusetzina SB, O'Malley AJ, Mitchell SL, Zarowitz BJ, Chernew ME, Newhouse JP, Huskamp HA. High-risk medication use by nursing home residents before and after hospitalization. Medical care. 2014 Oct;52(52). 884-90. NIHMSID: NIHMS618918.
Abstract
Two prominent challenges in nursing home care are ensuring appropriate medication use and achieving high-quality care as residents transition from the hospital to the nursing home. Research about prescribing practices at this important clinical juncture is limited.