Study Type/Setting |
Methods |
Outcomes |
Recommendations |
Source |
Retrospective cohort study
Setting: Primary Care |
- Medication listed in the primary care office EHR vs pharmacy claims data available through the EHR- Identified and characterized the discrepancies between the 2 lists - 14 primary care sites providing care for over 100,000 people and the surrounding communities- All practices share an EHR; providers can request aggregated pharmacy claims data in real time within the EHR |
- The majority of patients (468 of 609; 76.8%) had at least 1 medication discrepancy.- Patients with a discrepancy were more likely to have had a hospitalization in the past year |
- Aggregated pharmacy claims data available within the provider EHR can be used to identify discrepancies at the individual level in a multi-payer setting.- Availability of this information in real time should be made a priority |
No open access version availableAuthor:Comer D, Couto J, Aguiar R, Wu P, Elliott D. |
Comer D, Couto J, Aguiar R, Wu P, Elliott D. A New Frontier: Using Pharmacy Claims Within the EHR To Conduct Medication Reconciliation in Primary Care Practice. Value in Health. 2014;17(3), p.A123. |