Improving medication adherence may have a greater influence on the health of our
population than in the discovery of any new therapy. Patients are nonadherent to their …

Abstract Purpose Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) represent a common and potentially
preventable cause of unplanned hospitalization, increasing morbidity, mortality, and …

The International Conference on Harmonization considers older people a 'special
population', as they differ from younger adults in terms of comorbidity, polypharmacy …

Potentially inappropriate medications (PIM s) continue to be prescribed and used as first‐
line treatment for the most vulnerable of older adults, despite evidence of poor outcomes …

Background There is a substantial body of evidence that prescribing for care home residents
is suboptimal and requires improvement. Consequently, there is a need to identify effective …

Five years ago, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) called for a national effort to make health care
safe. Although progress since then has been slow, the IOM report truly “changed the …

BACKGROUND: Although warfarin and other anticoagulants can prevent ischemic events,
they can cause hemorrhage. Quantifying the rate of hemorrhage is crucial for determining …

Background Medication-related adverse events, or adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are
harmful events caused by medication. ADRs could have profound effects on the patients' …

Problems associated with pharmacotherapy (in particular, medication errors and adverse
drug events) are frequent and are associated with increased costs for treatment. Analysis of …

This document comprises an AMIA Board of Directors approved White Paper that presents a
roadmap for national action on clinical decision support. It is published in JAMIA for archival …