Proportion of hospital discharge episodes with a primary process outcome (receipt of a medication of interest within 5 days of discharge)
| Medication | No. of hospitalization episodes with medication | No. (%) of discharge episodes with medication | Absolute difference, % (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before implementation | After implementation | Before implementation | After implementation | ||
| All medications | 5971 | 12 434 | 971 (16.3) | 1670 (13.4) | −2.9 (−3.9 to −1.7) |
| Antipsychotics | 438 | 986 | 20 (4.6) | 43 (4.4) | −0.2 (−2.5 to 2.1) |
| Benzodiazepines | 3047 | 6190 | 95 (3.1) | 129 (2.1) | −1.0 (−1.8 to −0.3) |
| Gastric acid suppressants | 4438 | 8727 | 855 (19.3) | 1489 (17.1) | −2.2 (−3.6 to −0.8) |
Note: CI = confidence interval.