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Electronic surveillance and pharmacist intervention for vulnerable older inpatients on high-risk medication regimens.
November 26, 2014
Peterson JF, Kripalani S, Danciu I, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014;62(11):2148-52.
In this study, clinical pharmacists reviewed an electronic dashboard displaying potentially inappropriate medications in hospitalized elderly patients. The dashboard flagged approximately one-fourth of patients as being at increased risk for medication–related adverse events. Pharmacists made direct point-of-care recommendations, which clinicians acted on 78% of the time.
