Scaling the EQUIPPED medication safety program: Traditional and hub-and-spoke implementation models.
Ann E VandenbergUla HwangShamie DasNicholas GenesSylviah NyamuLynne D RichardsonUgo EzenkweleEric LegomeChristopher RichardsonAdam BelachewTraci LeongMichelle C KeglerElizabeth VaughanPublished in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2024)
EQUIPPED was successfully implemented under both implementation models at four new sites during the COVID-19 pandemic, indicating the feasibility of adapting EQUIPPED to complex, real-world conditions. The hub-and-spoke model offers an effective way to scale-up EQUIPPED though a speed or quality advantage could not be shown.