Vandenberg, Ann E.

Medication Without Harm - How Digital Healthcare Tools Can Support Providers and Improve Patient Safety

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Medication errors are a leading cause of injury and avoidable harm in healthcare, with an estimated 1.3 million people impacted in the U.S. each year. Preventable medication errors cost the nation more than $21 billion annually across all care settings, representing a serious public health concern, as well as an economic burden on our healthcare system.

Scaling the EQUIPPED medication safety program: Traditional and hub-and-spoke implementation models.

Citation
Vandenberg AE, Hwang U, Das S, Genes N, Nyamu S, Richardson L, Ezenkwele U, Legome E, Richardson C, Belachew A, Leong T, Kegler M, Vaughan CP. Scaling the EQUIPPED medication safety program: Traditional and hub-and-spoke implementation models. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Jan 23. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18746. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38259070.
Principal Investigator
Vandenberg, Ann E.
Project Name
Scaling E.Q.U.I.P.P.E.D. Clinical Decision Support

Use of the consolidated framework for implementation research in a mixed methods evaluation of the EQUIPPED medication safety program in four academic health system emergency departments.

Citation
Kegler MC, Rana S, Vandenberg AE, Hastings SN, Hwang U, Eucker SA, Vaughan CP. Use of the consolidated framework for implementation research in a mixed methods evaluation of the EQUIPPED medication safety program in four academic health system emergency departments. Front Health Serv 2022:2:1053489. doi: 10.3389/frhs.2022.1053489.
Principal Investigator
Vandenberg, Ann E.
Project Name
Scaling E.Q.U.I.P.P.E.D. Clinical Decision Support

Early prescribing outcomes after exporting the EQUIPPED medication safety improvement programme.

Citation
Vaughan CP, Hwang U, Vandenberg AE, Leong T, Wu D, Stevens MB, Clevenger C, Eucker S, Genes N, Huang W, Ikpe-Ekpo E, Nassisi D, Previl L, Rodriguez S, Sanon M, Schlientz D, Vigliotti D, Hastings SN. Early prescribing outcomes after exporting the EQUIPPED medication safety improvement programme. BMJ Open Qual. 2021 Nov;10(4):e001369. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2021-001369. PMID: 34750188; PMCID: PMC8576471.
Principal Investigator
Vandenberg, Ann E.
Project Name
Scaling E.Q.U.I.P.P.E.D. Clinical Decision Support

Scaling E.Q.U.I.P.P.E.D. Clinical Decision Support

Description

This research successfully adapted and evaluated scaling of the Enhancing Quality of Prescribing Practices for Older Adults Discharged from the Emergency Department medication safety program to an additional commercial electronic health record and added additional sites, finding a significant reduction in potentially inappropriate medication prescribing in the emergency department setting. 

Grant Number
R18 HS026877
Principal Investigator(s)
Vandenberg, Ann E.