2023
Development of REDCap-based architecture for a clinical decision support tool linked to the electronic health record for assessment of medication appropriateness
Charpentier P, Mecca M, Brandt C, Fried T. Development of REDCap-based architecture for a clinical decision support tool linked to the electronic health record for assessment of medication appropriateness. JAMIA Open 2023, 6: ooad041. PMID: 37333904, PMCID: PMC10276359, DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooad041.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Medication Appropriateness in Vulnerable Older Adults: Healthy Skepticism of Appropriate Polypharmacy
Fried TR, Mecca MC. Medication Appropriateness in Vulnerable Older Adults: Healthy Skepticism of Appropriate Polypharmacy. Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society 2019, 67: 1123-1127. PMID: 30697698, PMCID: PMC6561813, DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNumber of medicationsAppropriate polypharmacyOlder adultsMedication benefitsComplex medication regimensMultiple chronic conditionsVulnerable older adultsMedication appropriatenessUnderestimate harmsInappropriate medicationsMore medicationsAdverse eventsMore observational studiesMedication regimensComplex regimenAdverse outcomesAppropriate medicationChronic conditionsMedications resultsObservational studyPolypharmacyMedicationsHealth outcomesCorrect medicationLikelihood of harm