Prioritizing patients for medication review by emergency department pharmacists: a multi-method study.
Anna Birna AlmarsdóttirRomana HaqJosefine Dalgaard Scheel Vandel NørgaardPublished in: International journal of clinical pharmacy (2022)
Although the ward-established rules increased efficiency, they were handled differently by the pharmacists according to experience, and were not deemed helpful in detecting the clinically meaningful ED patients. A prioritization tool and sitting near to the physicians at the ward would enable pharmacists to become further integrated into patient care and improve prioritization of patients for medication reviews.