Evaluation of Multimedia Medication Reconciliation Software: A Randomized Controlled, Single-Blind Trial to Measure Diagnostic Accuracy for Discrepancy Detection.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System developed a medication history collection software that displays prescription names and medication images. OBJECTIVE:This article measures the frequency of medication discrepancy reporting using the medication history collection software and compares with the frequency of reporting using a paper-based process. This article also determines the accuracy of each method by comparing both strategies to a best possible medication history. STUDY DESIGN:Randomized, controlled, single-blind trial. SETTING:Three community-based primary care clinics associated with the Veterans Affairs Portland Healthcare System: a 300-bed teaching facility and ambulatory care network serving Veteran soldiers in the Pacific Northwest United States. PARTICIPAN

SUBMITTER: Lesselroth BJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5931918 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature