Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Hospitalized Older Adult High-Cost Health Care Users: A Pilot Study.

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Abstract

High-cost health care users use disproportionate amounts of health care resources relative to the typical patient. It is unclear to what extent poor-quality prescribing, including potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP), may be contributing to their adverse outcomes and health utilization costs.

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Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Can J Hosp Pharm

Title: The Canadian journal of hospital pharmacy

Publisher: Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists (CSHP)

ISSN (Electronic): 1920-2903

ISSN (Print): 0008-4123

Publication date (Electronic): 2022

Volume: 75

Issue: 3

Affiliations

[1 ] , PharmD, ACPR, is a Clinical Pharmacist with the University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario.

[2 ] , MD, PharmD, MSc, FRCPC, is a Clinical Pharmacologist and Internal Medicine Specialist with St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, and a Professor in the Department of Medicine and Director of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.

[3 ] , DPhil, P.Stat., is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Statistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.

[4 ] , BScPhm, ACPR, MD, PhD, FRCPC, is a Geriatrician and Internist with St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and Hamilton Health Sciences and is an Assistant Professor with the Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.

Article

Publisher Item ID: cjhp-75-219

DOI: 10.4212/cjhp.3122

PMC ID: 9245409

PubMed ID: 35847459

SO-VID: fb4222c5-519a-4884-a5fc-a10e7e7bf413

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Keywords: older adults,high-need patients,high-cost health care users,grands utilisateurs de soins de santé,aînés,prescriptions potentiellement inappropriées,potentially inappropriate prescribing,patients ayant des besoins élevés

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Keywords: older adults, high-need patients, high-cost health care users, grands utilisateurs de soins de santé, aînés, prescriptions potentiellement inappropriées, potentially inappropriate prescribing, patients ayant des besoins élevés

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