Enhancing the quality of prescribing practices for older adults discharged from the emergency department in Rhode Island.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We sought to examine the effectiveness of the Enhancing the Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Adults Discharged from the Emergency Department (EQUiPPED) medication safety program in three emergency departments (EDs) within the largest health system in Rhode Island (RI) with funding through a quality incentive payment by a private insurance partner.

Methods

This study utilized a quasi-experimental interrupted time series design to implement EQUiPPED, a three-prong intervention aimed at reducing potentially inappropriate medication (PIM) prescriptions to 5% or less per month. We included clinicians who prescribed medications to older ED patients during the pre-and post-intervention periods from July 2018 to January 2021. We determined the monthly rate of PI

SUBMITTER: Goldberg EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9588533 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature