2017
Enhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED)
Stevens M, Hastings SN, Markland AD, Hwang U, Hung W, Vandenberg AE, Bryan W, Cross D, Powers J, McGwin G, Fattouh N, Ho W, Clevenger C, Vaughan CP. Enhancing Quality of Provider Practices for Older Adults in the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED). Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2017, 65: 1609-1614. PMID: 28388818, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14890.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder adultsAmerican Geriatrics Society 2012 Beers CriteriaMulticomponent quality improvement initiativeEmergency department dischargeNumber of PIMsUse of PIMsElectronic clinical decision supportQuality improvement initiativesPost-intervention comparisonBeers criteriaPIM prescriptionInappropriate medicationsClinical decision supportEmergency departmentSafe prescribingCenter EDMedication safetyProvider practicesOlder veteransSustained reductionMulticomponent programPoisson regressionED sitesImprovement initiativesIndividual providers
2015
Enhancing the Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Veterans Discharged from the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED): Preliminary Results from Enhancing Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Veterans Discharged from the Emergency Department, a Novel Multicomponent Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Initiative
Stevens MB, Hastings SN, Powers J, Vandenberg AE, Echt KV, Bryan WE, Peggs K, Markland AD, Hwang U, Hung WW, Schmidt AJ, McGwin G, Ikpe-Ekpo E, Clevenger C, Johnson TM, Vaughan CP. Enhancing the Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Veterans Discharged from the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED): Preliminary Results from Enhancing Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Veterans Discharged from the Emergency Department, a Novel Multicomponent Interdisciplinary Quality Improvement Initiative. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2015, 63: 1025-1029. PMID: 25945692, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality improvement initiativesOlder veteransPrescribing practicesStaff providersEmergency departmentProvider educationEmergency department studyNumber of PIMsUse of PIMsImprovement initiativesAverage monthly proportionBeers criteriaED dischargeInappropriate medicationsClinical decision supportAcademic detailingSustained reductionHealth outcomesPoisson regressionSuboptimal medicationOrder setsDepartment studyOlder adultsMonthly proportionVeterans