Prescriber continuity and medication availability in older adults with cardiometabolic conditions.
Matthew L MaciejewskiBradley G HammillCorrine I VoilsLaura DingElizabeth A BaylissLesley H CurtisVirginia WangPublished in: SAGE open medicine (2018)
The incremental addition of new prescribers may be clinically reasonable for complex patients but creates the potential for coordination problems and informational discontinuity over time. Health systems may want to identify complex patients with multiple prescribers to minimize care fragmentation.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- healthcare
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- mental health
- palliative care
- prognostic factors
- physical activity
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- risk assessment
- climate change
- patient reported outcomes
- adverse drug
- community dwelling
- patient reported
- health insurance