The study aims to document the utility of Methodist Charlton Medical Center (MCMC's)Emergency Medicine Pharmacist (EMP) Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA )utilization for the resolution of outpatient prescription issues. Evaluation of utility will involve describing all EMP-written prescriptions pursuant to resolution of prescription issues realized after discharge.
Use of an EMP CPA, which allows for broad prescriptive authority, will assist Emergency Department (ED )workflow by preventing a significant volume of new prescriptions needing to be sent by physician and mid-level providers. Will improve rates of ED re-visits. In addition, this Collaborative Practice Agreement (CPA) will not be associated with a large volume of new prescription errors.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
350
Evaluation of utility will involve describing all Emergency Medicine Pharmacist (EMP)-written prescriptions pursuant to resolution of prescription issues realized after discharge
Clinical Research Institute at Methodist Health System
Dallas, Texas, United States
RECRUITINGNumber of prescriptions and medication types sent to outpatient pharmacies
Number of prescriptions and medication types sent to outpatient pharmacies by EMPs pursuant to outpatient prescription issue resolution.
Time frame: 2 years
Number of patients returning with complaint or diagnosis related to EMP generated prescriptions
Proportion of patients returning with a complaint or diagnosis related to index EMP-generated prescriptions at three and six-month time points
Time frame: 2 years
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