A primary care, electronic health record-based strategy to promote safe drug use: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Northwestern University Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics (CERT), funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, is one of seven such centers in the USA. The thematic focus of the Northwestern CERT is 'Tools for Optimizing Medication Safety.' Ensuring drug safety is essential, as many adults struggle to take medications, with estimates indicating that only half of adults take drugs as prescribed. This report describes the methods and rationale for one innovative project within the CERT: the 'Primary Care, Electronic Health Record-Based Strategy to Promote Safe and Appropriate Drug Use'.

Methods/design

The overall objective of this 5-year study is to evaluate a health literacy-informed, electronic health record-based strategy for prom

SUBMITTER: Przytula K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4322813 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature