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Patient-Centered Pharmacy Services at the Time of Hospital Discharge

Failure or delays in filling prescriptions at the time of hospital discharge contributes to poor outcomes and readmissions to the hospital within 30 days. In addition, errors in discharge prescriptions are common and difficult to resolve or identify at a remote community pharmacy, and may contribute to medication errors, adverse events, and poor patient outcomes. Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center established a discharge pharmacy program to bring outpatient pharmacy services to the bedside at the time of discharge.