2022
Use of the consolidated framework for implementation research in a mixed methods evaluation of the EQUIPPED medication safety program in four academic health system emergency departments
Kegler M, Rana S, Vandenberg A, Hastings S, Hwang U, Eucker S, Vaughan C. Use of the consolidated framework for implementation research in a mixed methods evaluation of the EQUIPPED medication safety program in four academic health system emergency departments. Frontiers In Health Services 2022, 2: 1053489. PMID: 36925898, PMCID: PMC10012623, DOI: 10.3389/frhs.2022.1053489.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency departmentConsolidated FrameworkVeterans Administration health care systemPrimary implementation outcomeImplementation researchMedication safety programAcademic health systemImplementation outcomesQuality Improvement ProgramFidelity of deliveryHealth care systemEvidence-based approachProviders' receiptInappropriate medicationsMixed-methods evaluationEvidence-informed programsED providersED settingPrescribing practicesAcademic detailingMedication safetyPatient needsEffective quality improvement programOrder setsHealth system
2016
Impact of Clinical Pharmacy Specialists on the Design and Implementation of a Quality Improvement Initiative to Decrease Inappropriate Medications in a Veterans Affairs Emergency Department
Moss JM, Bryan WE, Wilkerson LM, Jackson GL, Owenby RK, Van Houtven C, Stevens MB, Powers JS, Vaughan CP, Hung WW, Hwang U, Markland AD, McGwin G, Hastings SN. Impact of Clinical Pharmacy Specialists on the Design and Implementation of a Quality Improvement Initiative to Decrease Inappropriate Medications in a Veterans Affairs Emergency Department. Journal Of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy 2016, 22: 10.18553/jmcp.2016.22.1.74. PMID: 27015054, PMCID: PMC10397930, DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2016.22.1.74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical pharmacy specialistsVeterans Affairs emergency departmentPIM prescribingEmergency departmentQuality improvement initiativesPIM ratesAcademic detailingED providersPharmacy specialistsRate of PIMInappropriate medication useQI projectOlder adult patientsImprovement initiativesVA Medical CenterComputerized patient record systemHealth care systemBeers criteriaPIM prescriptionInappropriate medicationsAdult patientsMedication usePrescribing practicesProvider educationMedical Center