OPTimising MEDicine information handover after Discharge (OPTMED-D): protocol for development of a multifaceted intervention and stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

General practitioners (GP) and community pharmacists need information about hospital discharge patients' medicines to continue their management in the community. This necessitates effective communication, collaboration, and reliable information-sharing. However, such handover is inconsistent, and whilst digital systems are in place to transfer information at transitions of care, these systems are passive and clinicians are not prompted about patients' transitions. There are also gaps in communication between community pharmacists and GPs. These issues impact patient safety, leading to hospital readmissions and increased healthcare costs.

Methods

A three-phased, multi-method study design is planned to trial a multifaceted intervention to reduce 30-day hospital read

SUBMITTER: Hattingh L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11428332 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature