Electronic Surveillance and Pharmacist Intervention for Vulnerable Older Inpatients on High-Risk Medication Regimens

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2148-2152

  Peterson, Josh F ^a   Kripalani, Sunil ^a   Danciu, Ioana ^a   Harrell, Debbie ^b   Marvanova, Marketa ^c   Mixon, Amanda S ^a,d   Rodriguez, Carmen ^a   Powers, James S ^a,d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acute care; clinical informatics; geriatrics; medication safety; pharmacy intervention; vulnerable elderly

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIGOXIN; NARCOTIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DEMENTIA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHARMACIST; PILOT STUDY; POINT OF CARE TESTING; POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE MEDICATION DASHBOARD; TELEPHONE; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; VULNERABLE POPULATION; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; INPATIENTS; MALE; MEDICAL ORDER ENTRY SYSTEMS; MEDICATION RECONCILIATION; MEDICATION SYSTEMS, HOSPITAL; MEDICATION THERAPY MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADMISSION; PHARMACISTS; PILOT PROJECTS; TENNESSEE;

EID: 84922480727     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13057     Document Type: Article

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