Improvements in 1-year cardiovascular clinical outcomes associated with a hospital-based discharge medication program
Lappe JM, Muhlestein JB, Lappe DL, et al. Improvements in 1-year cardiovascular clinical outcomes associated with a hospital-based discharge medication program. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2004;141(6):446-453.
The authors describe a nonrandomized before-after study comparing patients hospitalized before (1996-1998) and after (1999-2002) implementation of a discharge medication program (DMP) by the 10 largest hospitals in the Utah-based Intermountain Health Care system. The goal of the program was to ensure appropriate prescription of aspirin, statins, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, and warfarin at hospital discharge.
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