Quality of communication about medicines in United States hospitals: A national retrospective study
Quality of communication about medicines in United States hospitals: A national retrospective study
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DOI:
10.1016/j.sapharm.2016.09.005
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发表时间:
2017-07-01
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Sankaranarayanan, Jayashri
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作者:
Mullings, Lauren;Sankaranarayanan, Jayashri
Background: Despite the benefits of improving transitions across care, literature is very limited on inpatient "Communication about Medicines" (ComMed) by staff across United States (U.S.) hospitals.Objectives: To evaluate ComMed quality variations by hospital characteristics.Methods: In a cross-sectional, retrospective study of publicly available U.S. Medicare's Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Care Plans Survey (HCAHPS) data (January 2013 September 2014), ComMed quality (high = above average/excellent vs. low = average/below average/poor star ratings) of 3125 hospitals were compared across region, rural-urban location, and health information technology (HIT) infrastructure giving providers access to patients' electronic medical records. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted with adjusting for confounders (hospital - bed size, ownership, type, ED services, the number of completed HCAHPS surveys).Results: After adjusting for other characteristics, Midwest versus Western region hospitals (OR = 1.55, 95% CI: 1.21-1.98, p=