A cluster-randomized trial of two implementation strategies to deliver audit and feedback in the EQUIPPED medication safety program.

Elizabeth Vaughan Zachary BurninghamJessica L KelleherGerald McGwinChristine L JasienSusan Nicole HastingsMelissa B StevensIsis MorrisGeorge L Jacksonnull null

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2023)

Eight VA EDs successfully implemented the core components of the EQUIPPED program amid the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the academic detailing approach to EQUIPPED audit and feedback was more effective at the group level to improve safe prescribing for older Veterans discharged from the ED, the trial suggests that dashboard-based audit and feedback is a reasonable strategy in resource-limited settings.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
primary care
healthcare
emergency department
adverse drug
study protocol
physical activity