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Journal of General Internal Medicine
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 2/2016

01-02-2016 | Capsule Commentary

Capsule Commentary on Scales et al., Unintentional Continuation of Medications Intended for Acute Illness After Hospital Discharge: A Population-Based Cohort Study

Author: Shoshana J. Herzig, MD, MPH

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 2/2016

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In the present issue of JGIM, Scales et al.1 use a cohort of more than one million Canadian patients > 65 years of age to identify rates and predictors of unintentional continuation of medications initiated during an acute hospitalization. Although the rates of unintentional continuation are relatively small, when considering the number of patients hospitalized annually, they translate into large numbers of patients with ongoing inadvertent exposure, and even larger costs, with an estimated total 1-year cost of over $18 million. …
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Metadata
Title
Capsule Commentary on Scales et al., Unintentional Continuation of Medications Intended for Acute Illness After Hospital Discharge: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Author
Shoshana J. Herzig, MD, MPH
Publication date
01-02-2016
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 2/2016
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-015-3543-8

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