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An EHR-based method to structure, standardize, and automate clinical documentation tasks for pharmacists to generate
Kimberly A Sanders1, Daniel Wolverton2, Marina Stamopoulos2
1Division of Practice Advancement and Clinical Education, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
JAMIA Open
|May 14, 2023
Summary
Integrating electronic health record tools can improve tracking of clinical pharmacy interventions, such as deprescribing in older adults. This enhances team-based care and provider workflow.
Area of Science:
- Health Informatics
- Clinical Pharmacy
- Geriatric Medicine
Background:
- Team-based care models are increasingly recognized in healthcare.
- Pharmacists' roles in patient care interventions are expanding.
- Accessible tools for tracking clinical services are crucial for integrated care.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the feasibility and implementation of electronic health record (EHR) data tools.
- To evaluate a pragmatic clinical pharmacy intervention focused on deprescribing in older adults.
- To assess the integration of data tools within a large academic health system.
Main Methods:
- Utilized specific data tools within an EHR system.
- Focused on a deprescribing intervention for aged adults across multiple clinical sites.
- Analyzed documentation frequency of specific phrases during the intervention.
Main Results:
- Demonstrated clear documentation frequency for interventions in 574 patients on opioids and 537 patients on benzodiazepines.
- Highlighted underutilization and integration challenges of existing clinical decision support and documentation tools.
- Showcased a viable strategy for improving documentation and workflow.
Conclusions:
- Integrated EHR data tools are essential for evaluating clinical pharmacy interventions.
- The implemented strategy offers a solution to underutilization of existing tools.
- Clinical pharmacy information systems play a vital role in research design and intervention evaluation.
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