Problem: A significant portion of pts have no listed PMD or preferred pharmacy in APEX.

Issue: Recognizing that providers share the responsibility to know this information, other clinical duties often lead to inconsistent asking/entering of these two basic/vital pieces of information for safe, appropriate discharges.  Many patients who actually have a PMD but don't have this info entered into APEX (or have the incorrect provider listed) won't have their discharge summaries/pertinent clinical info routed to the appropriate outpt provider, leading to suboptimal communication btwn intpt/outpt providers and care continuity and potential for unnecessary risks to care quality/safety (esp with pending tests at discharge or issues requiring close f/u). Similarly, the pt's preferred pharmacy info is sometimes missing/incorrect, potentially leading to electronically misrouted discharge prescriptions, gaps in care, or pt dissatisfaction.

Idea: When a pt is admitted to the hospital, the Admissions staff routinely confirms basic demographic/insurance/etc information w/ the pt/family This seems like the optimal time to standardize collecting/confirming PMD/pharmacy, without unduly adding to their work flow or requiring additional resources.