Preintervention group (n=42) | Postintervention group (n=72) | P value | |
Prescription retrieved on day of discharge, n (%) | 27 (64.3) | 63 (87.5) | 0.0045 |
Delayed prescription retrieval, n (%) | 15 (35.7) | 9 (12.5) | 0.0045 |
Delayed retrieval by 1 day, n (%) | 6 (14.3) | 3 (4.2) | |
Delayed retrieval by 2 days, n (%) | 3 (7.1) | 1 (1.3) | |
Delayed retrieval by 3+ days, n (%) | 6 (14.3) | 5 (7.0) | |
Patients with delayed prescription retrieval due a new prescription medication on day of discharge, n (%) | 15 (100) | 7 (77.8) | NS |
Patients with delayed prescription retrieval readmitted within 30 days of discharge, n (%) | 2 (13.3) | 1 (11.1) | NS |
NS, not significant.