A5076815786- Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Medication Adherence and Compliance
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- Disaster Response and Management
- Health Policy Implementation Science
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
2021-2023
E Ink (South Korea)
2023
Access to Wholistic and Productive Living Institute
2023
Objectives Geriatric guidelines strongly recommend avoiding benzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepine sedative hypnotics in older adults. Hospitalisation may provide an important opportunity to begin the process of deprescribing these medications, particularly as new contraindications arise. We used implementation science models qualitative interviews describe barriers facilitators hospital develop potential interventions address identified barriers. Design two models, Capability, Opportunity...
Background: Incident reports submitted during times of organizational stress may reveal unique insights. Purpose: To understand the insights conveyed in hospital incident about how work system factors affected medication safety a coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) surge. Methods: We randomly selected 100 from an academic medical center (December 2020 to January 2021), identified near misses and errors, classified contributing using Human Factors Analysis Classification System-Healthcare....
Abstract Purpose California Senate Bill (SB) 1254 (effective January 1, 2019) requires pharmacy staff at acute hospitals with more than 100 beds to obtain a medication profile for high-risk patients upon hospital admission. This multicenter study sought evaluate the statewide impact of SB by capturing errors intercepted and harm prevented as result passage bill. Methods was multicenter, prospective, observational conducted 11 in 6 consecutive weeks between 2020 March 2020. Participating...
Abstract Introduction Older adults face several challenges when transitioning from acute hospitals to community-based care. The PHARMacist Discharge Care (PHARM-DC) intervention is a pharmacist-led Transitions of (TOC) program intended reduce 30-day hospital readmissions and emergency department visits at two large hospitals. This study used the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) framework evaluate pharmacist perceptions PHARM-DC intervention. Methods Intervention...
Incident reporting is widely used in hospitals to improve patient safety, but current systems do not function optimally. The utility of incident reports limited because hospital staff may know what report, fear retaliation, and doubt whether administrators will review respond effectively.This a clustered randomized controlled trial the Safety Action Feedback Engagement (SAFE) Loop, an intervention designed transform into effective tools for improving safety. SAFE Loop has six key attributes:...
BACKGROUND: The population health inpatient Medicare Advantage pharmacist (PHIMAP) intervention is a pharmacist-led, transitions-of-care that aims to reduce hospital readmissions among beneficiaries. PHIMAP includes participation in interdisciplinary rounds, admission and discharge medication reconciliation, pharmacy staff delivery of medications the bedside, personalized lists counseling, communication with outpatient pharmacists through an electronic record. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate effect...
Optimal medication management is important during hospitalization and at discharge because post-discharge adverse drug events (ADEs) are common, often preventable, contribute to patient harms, healthcare utilization, costs. Conduct a cost analysis of comprehensive pharmacist-led transitions-of-care intervention for older adults after hospital discharge. Twelve components addressed reconciliation, review, adherence. Trained, experienced pharmacists delivered the with chronic comorbidities 2...