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Implementation and Evaluation of Standing Orders Using Health Information Technology

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Description:The project's goal is to combine qualitative and quantitative data analyses to evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability of an electronic standing order system and elicit the factors that contribute to or detract from this process.
Principal Investigator:Nemeth, Lynne
State:South Carolina
Community:Rural, Non-rural
Care Setting:Ambulatory
Technologies:Clinical Decision Support (CDS), Electronic Health Record (EHR)
Project Status:Ongoing

Medication Safety in Primary Care Practice - Translating Research into Practice

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Description:

Medical errors related to medication prescribing are an important cause of preventable morbidity in the United States. This research will assess, in a network of primary care practices, the impact of a quality improvement program on decreasing the frequency of these errors.

Principal Investigator:Ornstein, Steven
State:South Carolina
Community:Non-rural
Care Setting:Ambulatory
Technologies:Clinical Decision Support (CDS)
Project Status:Ongoing
 
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