Study Type/Setting |
Methods |
Outcomes |
Recommendations |
Source |
Cluster-randomized trial
Setting: Primary Care |
N=541; 267 Intervention vs 274 controls- 11 primary care practices that used the same Personal Health Record (PHR)- Intervention practices received access to a medications module promoting patients to review their documented med, identify discrepancies and generate ‘eJournals’ |
- The proportion of medications per patient with unexplained discrepancies was lower in the intervention arm vs the control (42% vs 51%) |
- Discrepancies between documented and patient-reported medication regimens can be reduced with a PHR medication review tool linked to the provider’s medical record |
Schnipper et al |
Schnipper JL, Gandhi TK, Wald JS, et al. Effects of an online personal health record on medication accuracy and safety: a cluster-randomized trial. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2012;19(5):728-734. |