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Self-reported gaps in care coordination and preventable adverse outcomes among older adults receiving home health care.

Madeline R SterlingJennifer LauMangala RajanMonika M SaffordOluwasegun Philip AkinyelureLisa M Kern
Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2022)
HHC recipients were significantly more likely (than those without HHC) to report a potentially preventable adverse event (particularly a drug-drug interaction), suggesting an opportunity to improve patient safety by leveraging the observations of older adults receiving HHC.
Keyphrases
  • patient safety
  • healthcare
  • adverse drug
  • quality improvement
  • palliative care
  • emergency department
  • affordable care act
  • electronic health record