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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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26 to 37 of 37 Research Studies DisplayedRowan CG, Flory J, Gerhard T
Agreement and validity of electronic health record prescribing data relative to pharmacy claims data: a validation study from a US electronic health record database.
The researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study among patients with linked claims and EHR data in OptumLabs Data Warehouse. Their aim was to evaluate the validity of classifying medication exposure using EHR prescribing (EHR-Rx) data. They concluded that, despite substantial variability among different medications, there was very good agreement between EHR-Rx data and PC-Rx data.
AHRQ-funded; HS023898.
Citation: Rowan CG, Flory J, Gerhard T .
Agreement and validity of electronic health record prescribing data relative to pharmacy claims data: a validation study from a US electronic health record database.
Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2017 Aug;26(8):963-72. doi: 10.1002/pds.4234.
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Keywords: Data, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Medication, Provider: Pharmacist
Calo WA, Gilkey MB, Shah P
Parents' willingness to get human papillomavirus vaccination for their adolescent children at a pharmacy.
The researchers sought to examine parents' willingness to get human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for their children at pharmacies. Overall, their national survey found that 29 percent of parents would be willing to get HPV vaccine for their children at a pharmacy. Parental willingness was associated with believing that pharmacists are skilled at administering vaccines.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Calo WA, Gilkey MB, Shah P .
Parents' willingness to get human papillomavirus vaccination for their adolescent children at a pharmacy.
Prev Med 2017 Jun;99:251-56. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.02.003.
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Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Infectious Diseases, Provider: Pharmacist, Sexual Health, Vaccination
Roy B, Gottlieb AS
The career advising program: a strategy to achieve gender equity in academic medicine.
This paper discusses the significant gender disparities in academic rank which exist at US medical schools, even after controlling for age, time since training, specialty, and measures of productivity, and despite increasing numbers of women entering medicine over the past 30 years. They highlight the Society of General Internal Medicine’s Women and Medicine Task Force and the model they launched in 2013 to address these disparities- the Career Advising Program (CAP).
AHRQ-funded; HS023000.
Citation: Roy B, Gottlieb AS .
The career advising program: a strategy to achieve gender equity in academic medicine.
J Gen Intern Med 2017 Jun;32(6):601-02. doi: 10.1007/s11606-016-3969-7..
Keywords: Education: Academic, Education: Continuing Medical Education, Provider: Pharmacist
Schroeder SR, Salomon MM, Galanter WL
Cognitive tests predict real-world errors: the relationship between drug name confusion rates in laboratory-based memory and perception tests and corresponding error rates in large pharmacy chains.
The researchers conducted a study to assess the association between error rates in laboratory-based tests of drug name memory and perception and real-world drug name confusion error rates. They found that across two distinct pharmacy chains, there is a strong and significant association between drug name confusion error rates observed in the real world and those observed in laboratory-based tests of memory and perception.
AHRQ-funded; HS021093.
Citation: Schroeder SR, Salomon MM, Galanter WL .
Cognitive tests predict real-world errors: the relationship between drug name confusion rates in laboratory-based memory and perception tests and corresponding error rates in large pharmacy chains.
BMJ Qual Saf 2017 May;26(5):395-407. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-005099.
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Keywords: Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Medical Errors, Medication: Safety, Medication, Provider: Pharmacist
Green TC, Potter N, Bratberg J
Detecting naloxone prejudices in the pharmacy setting.
This survey asked pharmacists how concerned they would be about dispensing pain medications (or Suboxone) to customers who are getting or already have naloxone. Fifty-nine percent of respondents indicated no or little increased concern about dispensing either medication to a known naloxone recipient. Greater concern was reported by pharmacists when considering dispensing pain medications to a known naloxone recipient.
AHRQ-funded; Letter related to AHRQ-funded MOON project (HS024021).
Citation: Green TC, Potter N, Bratberg J .
Detecting naloxone prejudices in the pharmacy setting.
J Am Pharm Assoc 2017 Mar - Apr;57(2s):S10-s11. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2016.12.068.
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Keywords: Medication, Provider: Pharmacist, Social Media, Substance Abuse
Green TC, Case P, Fiske H
Perpetuating stigma or reducing risk? Perspectives from naloxone consumers and pharmacists on pharmacy-based naloxone in 2 states.
This study examined perceptions and experiences of pharmacy naloxone from people with opioid use disorder, patients taking chronic opioids for pain, caregivers of opioid users, and pharmacists. It found that consumer groups differed in awareness of naloxone and availability at pharmacies, but all groups expressed support for the pharmacist's role and preferences for a universal offer of naloxone based on clear criteria.
AHRQ-funded; HS024021.
Citation: Green TC, Case P, Fiske H .
Perpetuating stigma or reducing risk? Perspectives from naloxone consumers and pharmacists on pharmacy-based naloxone in 2 states.
J Am Pharm Assoc 2017 Mar - Apr;57(2s):S19-S27.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2017.01.013.
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Keywords: Opioids, Provider: Pharmacist, Social Stigma, Substance Abuse
Kernodle AR, Frail CK, Gernant SA
Patients' experiences using a brief screening tool for medication-related problems in a community pharmacy setting.
The researchers explored patient perceptions and the practical implication of using a brief 9-item scale to screen for medication-related problems in community pharmacies. After interviewing 40 patients who completed the scale and reviewed its results with their pharmacist, they concluded that it may have value in increasing patients' understanding of and confidence in their medications, enhancing pharmacist-patient relationships, and identifying problems requiring additional interventions.
AHRQ-funded; HS022119.
Citation: Kernodle AR, Frail CK, Gernant SA .
Patients' experiences using a brief screening tool for medication-related problems in a community pharmacy setting.
J Pharm Pract 2017 Feb;30(1):49-57. doi: 10.1177/0897190015605015.
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Keywords: Medication, Patient Experience, Education: Patient and Caregiver, Provider: Pharmacist
Kane-Gill SL, Niznik JD, Kellum JA
Use of telemedicine to enhance pharmacist services in the nursing facility.
The researchers conducted a systematic literature review to determine what telemedicine services are provided by pharmacists and the impact of these services in the nursing facility setting. Since only three manuscripts met inclusion criteria, the researchers concluded that there is a general paucity of practice-related research to demonstrate potential benefits of pharmacists' services incorporating telemedicine.
AHRQ-funded; HS024208.
Citation: Kane-Gill SL, Niznik JD, Kellum JA .
Use of telemedicine to enhance pharmacist services in the nursing facility.
Consult Pharm 2017 Feb;32(2):93-98. doi: 10.4140/TCP.n.2017.93.
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Keywords: Telehealth, Nursing Homes, Medication, Elderly, Provider: Pharmacist
Qato DM, Daviglus ML, Wilder J
'Pharmacy deserts' are prevalent in Chicago's predominantly minority communities, raising medication access concerns.
The authors examined whether trends in the availability of pharmacies varied across communities in Chicago with different racial or ethnic compositions and whether "pharmacy deserts," or low-access neighborhoods, were more common in segregated black and Hispanic communities than elsewhere. They found that in 2012 there were disproportionately more pharmacy deserts in segregated black communities, as well as in low-income communities and federally designated Medically Underserved Areas. These findings suggest that public policies aimed at improving access to prescription medications may need to address factors beyond insurance coverage and medication affordability.
AHRQ-funded; HS021093.
Citation: Qato DM, Daviglus ML, Wilder J .
'Pharmacy deserts' are prevalent in Chicago's predominantly minority communities, raising medication access concerns.
Health Aff 2014 Nov;33(11):1958-65. doi: 10.1377/hlthaff.2013.1397.
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Keywords: Access to Care, Medication, Provider: Pharmacist, Racial and Ethnic Minorities, Urban Health
Werth SR, Sachdeva N, Roberts AW
North Carolina Medicaid recipient management lock-in program: the pharmacist's perspective.
The objectives of this study were (a) evaluate pharmacists’ perceptions of the implementation of the North Carolina (NC) recipient management lock-in program (MLIP) and (b) determine how the beliefs and attitudes of pharmacists could promote or inhibit its success. It concluded that, although possible improvements were identified, the NC MLIP has strong potential for success as it utilizes pharmacists’ medication gate-keeping role, while minimizing the effort required for successful implementation.
AHRQ-funded; HS000032.
Citation: Werth SR, Sachdeva N, Roberts AW .
North Carolina Medicaid recipient management lock-in program: the pharmacist's perspective.
J Manag Care Spec Pharm 2014 Nov;20(11):1122-9..
Keywords: Medicaid, Medication, Opioids, Provider: Pharmacist, Substance Abuse
Snyder ME, Frail CK, Jaynes H
Predictors of medication-related problems among Medicaid patients participating in a pharmacist-provided telephonic medication therapy management program.
The objective of this study was to identify predictors of medication-related problems (MRPs) among Medicaid patients participating in a telephonic medication therapy management (MTM) program. The analysis of study results supports the relative importance of number of medications as a predictor of MRPs in the Medicaid population and identifies other predictors.
AHRQ-funded; HS022119.
Citation: Snyder ME, Frail CK, Jaynes H .
Predictors of medication-related problems among Medicaid patients participating in a pharmacist-provided telephonic medication therapy management program.
Pharmacotherapy 2014 Oct;34(10):1022-32. doi: 10.1002/phar.1462..
Keywords: Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Care Management, Community-Based Practice, Medicaid, Medication, Provider: Pharmacist
Ness GL, Sheehan AH, Snyder ME
Graduating student pharmacists' perspectives on e-professionalism and social media: qualitative findings.
The researchers conducted a cross-sectional survey of 212 graduating student pharmacists to characterize their views of professionalism on popular social media sites. The themes identified in the analysis were separation of personal and professional lives, how accountability for actions should vary by severity, and the extent of representation of the students’ character on social media.
AHRQ-funded; HS022119.
Citation: Ness GL, Sheehan AH, Snyder ME .
Graduating student pharmacists' perspectives on e-professionalism and social media: qualitative findings.
J Am Pharm Assoc 2014 Mar-Apr;54(2):138-43. doi: 10.1331/JAPhA.2014.13188..
Keywords: Education: Academic, Education: Continuing Medical Education, Provider: Pharmacist, Social Media