The role of medication management in hospital readmissions in Norwegian primary healthcare services : A secondary analysis

Abstract

Medication management and the transmission of medication information between healthcare services have proven to be essential factors in hospital readmissions. The patients primary healthcare services are caring for at present have complex medical conditions, leading to even greater challenges in transferring correct information across different healthcare services. This chapter describes how healthcare personnel perceive medication management as an influencing factor in hospital readmissions, and explores which elements may lead to medication-related hospital readmissions from the primary healthcare service.