High Prevalence of Medication Discrepancies Between Home Health Referrals and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Home Health Certification and Plan of Care and Their Potential to Affect Safety of Vulnerable Elderly Adults.
Abraham A BrodyBryan GibsonDavid Tresner-KirschHeidi KramerIona ThraenMatthew E CoarrRandall RupperPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2016)
Discrepancies between HH and referring provider lists are common. Future work is needed to address possible safety and care coordination implications of discrepancies in this highly complex population.