A study published in JAMA Ophthalmology found that ophthalmology patient EHRs frequently had discrepancies between medications discussed in clinician notes and the actual medications on a medication ...

Almost one third of ophthalmology patients’ EHRs may not reflect the most accurate and current medication information, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology. Ann Arbor-based University ...

The authors used aggregate pharmacy claims data available within a primary care electronic health record to identify a high rate of medication discrepancies. ABSTRACTObjectives: Methods for efficient ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Medication reconciliation is challenging during care transitions. Taking the “best possible medication history” ...

A smartphone app designed to identify potential mistakes in medications for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) led to a 60% relative reduction in the incidence of discrepancies with ...

A member of the research team then conducted an interview with the patient or family and recorded a thorough medication history. It was then determined whether there were any discrepancies between ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A smartphone app targeting specific “self-care behaviors,” primarily medication management, increased patient ...

Chronic Kidney Disease More Likely in PPI Users In a study, taking a medication not on a nephrologists' list, not taking a specified medication, taking different doses, or following a different ...

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients prescribed a new antihypertensive in a large primary care practice network between January 2011 and September 2012. We compared patients’ ...