Communicating deprescribing decisions made in hospital with general practitioners in the community.

Amy Danh NguyenMelissa T BaysariMai DuongWu Yi ZhengBrendan NgSarita Y LoFiona RobinsonSarah Nicole Hilmer

Published in: Internal medicine journal (2021)

GP welcome increased communication with hospital clinicians regarding deprescribing decisions made while patients are in hospital. Communication needs to be timely, transparent, succinct and accessible. Lack of time and difficulties contacting hospital clinicians challenge this process.

Keyphrases

healthcare
acute care
adverse drug
palliative care
ejection fraction
mental health
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors