Post-discharge adverse events among urban and rural patients of an urban community hospital: a prospective cohort study.
Tsilimingras D, Schnipper JL, Duke A, et al. Post-Discharge Adverse Events Among Urban and Rural Patients of an Urban Community Hospital: A Prospective Cohort Study. J Gen Intern Med. 2015;30(8):1164-71. doi:10.1007/s11606-015-3260-3.
The period following hospitalization is known to carry high risk for adverse events. Investigators found that more than one-quarter of participants experienced an adverse event after discharge, raising concerns that post-hospitalization adverse events have persisted despite interventions directed at enhancing hospital-to-home care transitions.