A patient‘s understanding of their medication and their use is an important factor in Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers Patient Satisfactory Experience (HCAHPS) and is also driving patient safety and quality. Low patient -satisfaction scores are a serious concern for many organizations. Therefore, improving patient safety and quality through education about the use of medications, especially after hospital discharge, has become major initiatives for many health-care organizations. The discharge and the period immediately following can be a vulnerable time for patients putting them at increased risk for medication error and non-adherence to their medications. Comprehensive discharge instructions are essential to a smooth
