What patients need to remember after leaving the hospital

Research shows patients don't absorb much of the medical information they receive from their physician and are often wrong about what they do remember. Some 50% of patients discharged from hospitals make mistakes in their aftercare with medications, and many end up back in the hospital, says Brian Jack, chief of family medicine at Boston Medical Center, who is leading a research effort he hopes will retool the discharge process in U.S. hospitals. [Subscription Required]