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Care transition interventions have been successful in reducing medication-related problems and associated rehospitalization primarily by focusing on medication reconciliation conducted by trained healthcare professionals. Programs to improve the medication reconciliation process have largely been effective, but have limitations including the expense associated with recruiting, training, and retaining care transition healthcare professionals (e.g., nurses and nurse practitioners) the ability to provide services within a finite geographic area, and the retrospective nature of the reconciliation process which usually occurs in the home following hospital discharge. Our short-term objective is to use Pennsylvania Department of Aging resources to assess the feasibility of using a telemedicine medication delivery unit for frail older adults that require medication assistance in their home immediately following an acute hospitalization. As part of this feasibility assessment, the investigators will assess (1) recruitment process and procedures, (2) data collection procedures, (3) resource utilization, (4) drop-out rates, (5) acceptability and usability of the EMMA® telemedicine medication delivery unit, (6) medication adherence, and (7) medication-reconciliation errors during transition from hospital to home.


Clinical Trial Description

Care transition interventions have been successful in reducing medication-related problems and associated re-hospitalization primarily by focusing on medication reconciliation conducted by trained healthcare professionals. Medication reconciliation is the process of identifying discrepancies in drug regimens prescribed in different care settings or at different time points within the same setting, to inform prescribing decisions and prevent medication-related problems, including medication errors (MEs) and adverse drug events (ADEs). MEs and ADEs are particularly common during and following hospitalization, when multiple changes to a patients' medication regimens may be accompanied by inadequate patient education,\ follow-up, and continuity of care with primary care physicians and case managers. As a result of these problems, as many as 42% of general medical patients experience an ME or ADE after hospital discharge, with disproportionate impacts on older adults with chronic medical conditions. Post-hospital ADEs can be expensive, as12% result in an emergency department evaluation and 5% in readmission, which is associated with a significant increase in healthcare resource utilization and further fragmentation in care.

Programs to improve the medication reconciliation process have largely been effective, but have limitations including the expense associated with recruiting, training, and retaining care transition healthcare professionals (e.g., nurses and nurse practitioners), the ability to provide services within a finite geographic area, and the retrospective nature of the reconciliation process, which usually occurs in the home following hospital discharge. The investigators short-term objective is to use Pennsylvania Department of Aging resources to assess the feasibility of using a telemedicine medication delivery unit for frail older adults that require medication assistance in their home immediately following an acute hospitalization. As part of this feasibility assessment, the investigators will assess several methods and intervention-related components. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care


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NCT number NCT01430702
Study type Interventional
Source University of Pittsburgh
Contact
Status Withdrawn
Phase N/A
Start date September 2011
Completion date April 2012

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