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  • Health Informatics
  • Emergency Medicine

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  • Limited resources hinder comprehensive medication reconciliation in emergency departments.
  • Identifying high-risk patients for medication discrepancies is crucial for patient safety.
  • A need exists for efficient methods to flag at-risk individuals upon emergency department (ED) presentation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and externally validate a prediction model for identifying patients at risk of clinically relevant medication discrepancies.
  • The model aims to aid in prioritizing patients for medication reconciliation in the ED.
  • To assess the model's performance using calibration, discrimination, and net benefit.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective, multicenter, observational study was conducted in Belgian EDs.
  • Medication histories were collected, and clinically relevant discrepancies were identified.
  • Multivariable logistic regression was used to develop a prediction model, validated on separate datasets.

Main Results:

  • The final model included 8 predictors, such as age and medication count.
  • Temporal validation showed good calibration (slope 1.09) and moderate discrimination (c-index 0.67).
  • Geographic validation yielded similar results (c-index 0.68), with the model demonstrating net benefit.

Conclusions:

  • A software-implemented prediction model demonstrates moderate performance in identifying patients with medication discrepancies.
  • The model outperforms random or typical selection criteria for medication reconciliation.
  • Customizable probability thresholds allow for balancing specificity and sensitivity based on resource availability.