Nonadherence with INR Monitoring and Anticoagulant Complications
Junior Investigator: Daniel M. Witt, Pharm.D.
Senior Investigator: Mark A. Crowther, M.D.
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado
Denver, Colo.
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The objectives of this study are to quantify the association between nonadherence with INR monitoring and the occurrence of bleeding, thromboembolic amd fatal warfarin-related adverse events and to identify patient-specific characteristics that are associated with INR monitoring nonadherence.
Improving Pharmacist-Led Electronic Medication Reconciliation
Junior Investigator: Shobha Phansalkar, R.Ph., Ph.D.
Senior Investigator:David Bates, M.D., M.Sc.
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc.
Boston, Mass.
The objectives of this study are to compare medication history obtained for patients upon admission by three mechanisms - patient interview, electronic medical records (EMRs) and discharge records, and pharmacy claims data; to evaluate the validity of aggregated medication sources to predict medication non-adherence; and to develop and evaluate a prototypical user interface for displaying medication history and adherence information to pharmacists.