Effectiveness of digital platform in reducing unintentional medication discrepancies at transition of care from hospital discharge to primary healthcare settings: a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Modifications to medication regimens during transitions of care between different healthcare settings often lead to unintentional medication discrepancies (UMDs). The MedBook Portal, a simple digital platform that enables the sharing of patient medication records among healthcare facilities under Ministry of Health, was developed to facilitate medication reconciliation at primary health clinic (PHC) after hospital discharge. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of MedBook Portal in reducing UMDs in the first prescription during the first PHC visit after hospital discharge.

Methods

This two-arm, parallel, non-blinded, randomised controlled trial was conducted at four public hospitals and ten public PHCs in Sarawak, Malaysia, from May 2023 to July 2024. A

SUBMITTER: Phang YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12219133 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature