Design and implementation of a medication reconciliation kiosk: the Automated Patient History Intake Device (APHID).
Errors associated with medication documentation account for a substantial fraction of preventable medical errors. Hence, the Joint Commission has called for the adoption of reconciliation strategies at all United States healthcare institutions. Although studies suggest that reconciliation tools can reduce errors, it remains unclear how best to implement systems and processes that are reliable and sensitive to clinical workflow. The authors designed a primary care process that supported reconciliation without [...]
Author(s): Lesselroth, Blake J, Felder, Robert S, Adams, Shawn M, Cauthers, Phillip D, Dorr, David A, Wong, Gordon J, Douglas, David M
DOI: 10.1197/jamia.M2642