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Project Title:
Enhanced Patient Safety Intervention to Optimize Medication Education
Funding Agency:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Total Project Period:
Jul 1, 2005 – Jun 30, 2007
Principal Investigator:
Carl Sirio, MD
Co-Investigator(s):
Robert Weber, RPh; Wishwa Kapoor, MD; Mark Roberts, MD; Amy Donihi, PharmD; Andrew Peitzman, MD; Laurie Rack, RN; Edgar Delgado
Project Summary:
The purpose of the proposed research is to evaluate the hospital-wide implementation of a multi-modal patient medication education system hereafter referred to as EPITOME—Enhanced Patient Safety Intervention to Optimize Medication Education. EPITOME is an evidenced based program, modeled from the results of a medication education risk assessment conducted at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). This assessment demonstrated a significant increase in patient specific medication knowledge and a positive impact on patient medication adherence and patient satisfaction with medication use (Calabrese et al 2003). EPITOME draws on health behavior change theory and utilizes a multidisciplinary approach, including structured medication education, administrative support and staff training, and consistent use of adjunctive or supportive information technology and automated systems, to maximize the impact of medication education provided to patients and increase the program’s sustainability. The intervention will be implemented and tested through a controlled trial involving two campuses of the UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital. Patient safety outcomes of interest include 30-day hospital readmission, patient satisfaction, and medication adherence behaviors. If proven to be effective, various components of this intervention, either in whole or in part, will be transportable to other health systems and hospitals seeking to improve patient safety outcomes through rigorous medication education efforts that are practical and sustainable.
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