The percentage of discharges from any inpatient facility (e.g. hospital, skilled nursing facility, or rehabilitation facility) for patients 18 years and older of age seen within 30 days following discharge in the office by the physician, prescribing practitioner, registered nurse, or clinical pharmacist providing on-going care for whom the discharge medication list was reconciled with the current medication list in the outpatient medical record.
This measure is reported as three rates stratified by age group:
Reporting Criteria 1: 18-64 years of age
Reporting Criteria 2: 65 years and older
Total Rate: All patients 18 years of age and older