Effects of an online personal health record on medication accuracy and safety: a cluster-randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the effects of a personal health record (PHR)-linked medications module on medication accuracy and safety.

Design

From September 2005 to March 2007, we conducted an on-treatment sub-study within a cluster-randomized trial involving 11 primary care practices that used the same PHR. Intervention practices received access to a medications module prompting patients to review their documented medications and identify discrepancies, generating 'eJournals' that enabled rapid updating of medication lists during subsequent clinical visits.

Measurements

A sample of 267 patients who submitted medications eJournals was contacted by phone 3 weeks after an eligible visit and compared with a matched sample of 274 patients in control practices that received a d

SUBMITTER: Schnipper JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3422826 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature