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SUBMITTER: Mixon AS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6473365 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) 20190209 1
Geriatric syndromes and polypharmacy are common in older patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and increase 30-day readmission risk. In a U.S.A. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)-funded Quality Improvement study to improve care transitions from the VA hospital to area SNFs, Veterans (N = 134) were assessed for geriatric syndromes using standardized instruments as well as polypharmacy, defined as five or more medications. Warm handoffs were used to facilitate the transfer of ...[more]