Comprehensive Management of Drug Prescriptions Throughout the Elderly Person's Hospital Care

Comprehensive Management of Drug Prescriptions Throughout the Elderly Person's Hospital Care, From Hospital to Home: Impact on Readmission at 30 Days After Delivery

This study evaluates the impact of optimizing drug prescriptions on re-admissions of elderly patients within 30 days after hospital discharge. It compares a group of patients receiving comprehensive care (medication reconciliation at hospital entry, multidisciplinary medication review, and medication reconciliation at discharge), versus another group that does not benefit from the program.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients hospitalized in the department of short geriatric stay

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients already included in the study, and readmitted in the same service.