Medication information completeness in discharge summaries from a Norwegian rural hospital - a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital discharge summaries are crucial for transferring patient information to subsequent care providers, yet they often contain incomplete and incorrect medication details. This may lead to inappropriate medication therapy, medication-related problems and unnecessary patient harm. A 2014 study in Norway highlighted a low level of medication information completeness at a rural hospital. This study aimed to audit the completeness of medication information in discharge summaries from the same hospital and to identify factors that could improve medication safety in future efforts.

Methods

We randomly selected 240 discharge summaries from 2019 and applied seven national criteria defining the necessary medication information in discharge summaries; (1) reasons for ch

SUBMITTER: Garcia BH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12046849 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature