Development of High-Risk Geriatric Polypharmacy Electronic Clinical Quality Measures and a Pilot Test of EHR Nudges Based on These Measures
Persell S, Brown T, Doctor J, Fox C, Goldstein N, Handler S, Hanlon J, Lee J, Linder J, Meeker D, Rowe T, Sullivan M, Friedberg M. Development of High-Risk Geriatric Polypharmacy Electronic Clinical Quality Measures and a Pilot Test of EHR Nudges Based on These Measures. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2022, 37: 2777-2785. PMID: 34993860, PMCID: PMC9411452, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-021-07296-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk criteriaNon-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockersMore high-risk criteriaSingle large health systemThree-arm pilotChronic kidney diseaseHigh-risk medicationsCalcium channel blockersLarge health systemDrug-drug interactionsClinical quality measuresElectronic health recordsEHR alertMain MeasuresRatesMore medicationsPatients 65Older patientsHeart failureKey ResultsAmongKidney diseaseNovel electronic health recordPolypharmacyChannel blockersFall historyPatients