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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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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedBeeler PE, Orav EJ, Seger DL
Provider variation in responses to warnings: do the same providers run stop signs repeatedly?
Variation in the use of tests and treatments has been demonstrated to be substantial between providers and geographic regions. This study assessed variation between outpatient providers in overriding electronic prescribing warnings. It concluded that the decision to override prescribing warnings shows variation between providers, and the magnitude of variation differs among the clinical domains of the warnings; more variation was observed in areas with more inappropriate overrides.
AHRQ-funded; HS021094.
Citation: Beeler PE, Orav EJ, Seger DL .
Provider variation in responses to warnings: do the same providers run stop signs repeatedly?
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2016 Apr;23(e1):e93-8. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocv117.
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Keywords: Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Electronic Prescribing (E-Prescribing), Medication: Safety, Medical Errors, Practice Patterns
Bergeron AR, Webb JR, Serper M
Impact of electronic prescribing on medication use in ambulatory care.
This study investigated differences before and after rollout of electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) in (1) patients’ primary adherence to newly prescribed medications, (2) patients' understanding of how to use their medications, and (3) multiple pharmacy use. It found an increase in abandoned prescriptions immediately following the implementation of e-prescribing. However, with time, these issues were resolved and even improved to rates lower than baseline.
AHRQ-funded; HS017220.
Citation: Bergeron AR, Webb JR, Serper M .
Impact of electronic prescribing on medication use in ambulatory care.
Am J Manag Care 2013 Dec;19(12):1012-7..
Keywords: Electronic Prescribing (E-Prescribing), Ambulatory Care and Surgery, Patient Adherence/Compliance, Medication
Abramson EL, Pfoh ER, Barron Y
The effects of electronic prescribing by community-based providers on ambulatory medication safety.
This study was conducted to assess the effect of implementing a commercial electronic health record with e-prescribing on rates and types of prescribing errors. Use of e-prescribing resulted in relatively low error rates (6.0 errors per 100 prescriptions). These rates were sustained over time but without further improvement (6.0 versus 4.5 errors per 100) prescriptions).
AHRQ-funded; HS016970.
Citation: Abramson EL, Pfoh ER, Barron Y .
The effects of electronic prescribing by community-based providers on ambulatory medication safety.
Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf 2013 Dec;39(12):545-52..
Keywords: Electronic Prescribing (E-Prescribing), Health Information Technology (HIT), Medication: Safety, Medication, Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
Falck S, Adimadhyam S, Meltzer DO
A trial of indication based prescribing of antihypertensive medications during computerized order entry to improve problem list documentation.
The authors measured the accuracy and completeness of electronic problem list additions using indication-based prescribing of antihypertensives. They found that clinical decision support using indication-based prescribing of antihypertensives produced accurate problem placement roughly two-thirds of the time with fewer than 5% inaccurate problems placed; performance of alerts was sensitive to the number of potential indications of the medication and attendings vs. other clinicians prescribing.
AHRQ-funded; HS016967.
Citation: Falck S, Adimadhyam S, Meltzer DO .
A trial of indication based prescribing of antihypertensive medications during computerized order entry to improve problem list documentation.
Int J Med Inform 2013 Oct;82(10):996-1003. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2013.07.003.
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Keywords: Blood Pressure, Medication, Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Electronic Prescribing (E-Prescribing), Health Information Technology (HIT)