Research Alert: May 24, 2017

Adverse Drug Events in Rural Hospitals

The first brief, Identifying Adverse Drug Events in Rural Hospitals: An Eight-State Study, analyzes the prevalence of Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) in rural hospitals, including both CAHs and rural PPS hospitals, related to four categories of drugs: steroids, antibiotics, opiates / narcotics, and anticoagulants in 2013 for eight states. It also examines whether or not these hospitals' ADE rates varied based on hospital characteristics.

The second brief, Resources to Reduce Adverse Drug Events in Rural Hospitals, provides resources that could be used to decrease Adverse Drug Events (ADEs) in rural hospitals.

Additional Resources of Interest:

• Pharmacist Staffing and the Use of Technology in Small Rural Hospitals: Implications for Medication Safety (Brief)
• More information about the University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
• More information from the Rural Health Information Hub's topic guides: Healthcare Quality, Hospitals, Pharmacy and Prescription Drugs