| Study patients had significantly shorter hospital stays and fewer prescription changes in 2015 than in 2005. |
| More prescription changes were significantly associated with improved drug-prescribing quality and longer care episodes. |
| Care quality may have decreased along with the length of care episodes during the 2005–2015 study period. |
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