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ArticleApplied clinical informatics2023

Use of a Medication Safety Audit and Feedback Tool in the Emergency Department Is Affected by Prescribing Characteristics.

Zach Burningham, George L Jackson, Jessica L Kelleher, Isis Morris, Melissa B Stevens, Joy Cohen, Gerald Maloney, Brian C Sauer, Ahmad S Halwani, Wei Chen and 1 more

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Article in Applied clinical informatics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04004936 (Reducing Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescribing for Older Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Reducing Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescribing for Older Patients: Enhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department (EQUIPPED)

TypeinterventionalSponsorVA Office of Research and DevelopmentRan2019 to 2024Enrolled74ConditionsAgingArmsEQUIPPED with Active Feedback, EQUIPPED with Passive Feedback
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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.

Zach BurninghamSalt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
George L JacksonCenter of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation, Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina, United States.
Jessica L KelleherDepartment of Veterans Affairs, Birmingham/Atlanta Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Decatur, Georgia, United States.
Isis MorrisCenter of Innovation to Accelerate Discovery and Practice Transformation, Durham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina, United States.
Melissa B StevensDepartment of Veterans Affairs, Birmingham/Atlanta Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Decatur, Georgia, United States.
Joy CohenDepartment of Emergency Medicine, New Orleans Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
Gerald MaloneyDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Brian C SauerSalt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Ahmad S HalwaniSalt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Wei ChenSalt Lake City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.
Camille P VaughanDepartment of Veterans Affairs, Birmingham/Atlanta Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Decatur, Georgia, United States.
Salt Lake Regional Medical Center · USGeriatric Research Education and Clinical Center · USDuke University · USDurham VA Health Care System · USEmory University · USUniversity of Utah · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Enhancing Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Veterans Discharged from the Emergency Department (EQUIPPED) program developed an audit and feedback health information technology (IT) solution with the intent to replace the in-person academic detailing service provided by the program. The EQUIPPED dashboard provides emergency department (ED) providers with a personalized view of their prescribing performance.

objectivesHere, we analyze the association between ED provider characteristics and viewership of the EQUIPPED dashboard, adding insight into strategies for addressing barriers to initial use.

methodsWe performed a retrospective analysis of EQUIPPED dashboard viewership among four Veterans Affairs (VA) EDs. We extracted quantitative data from user interaction logs to determine evidence of dashboard use. Provider characteristics and baseline potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) prescribing rate were extracted from the VA's Corporate Data Warehouse. Logistic regression was used to examine the association between dashboard use and provider characteristics.

resultsA total of 82 providers were invited to receive audit and feedback via the EQUIPPED dashboard. Among invited providers, 40 (48.7%) had evidence of at least 1 dashboard view during the 1-year feedback period. Adjusted analyses suggest that providers with a higher baseline PIM prescribing rate were more likely to use the dashboard (odds ratio [OR]: 1.22; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.01-1.47). Furthermore, providers at ED site D were more likely to use the dashboard in comparison to the other sites (OR: 9.99; 95% CI: 1.72-58.04) and reportedly had the highest site-level baseline PIM rate.

conclusionProviders with lower PIM prescribing rates (i.e., <5%) receive communication from an integrated dashboard reminder system that they are "optimal prescribers" which may have discouraged initial attempts to view the dashboard. Site D had the highest baseline PIM rate, but further qualitative investigation is warranted to better understand why site D had the greatest users of the dashboard.

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CommunicationEmergency Service, HospitalFeedbackHumansPatient DischargeRetrospective Studies

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