Scaling the EQUIPPED medication safety program: Traditional and hub-and-spoke implementation models.

Ann E Vandenberg Ula HwangShamie DasNicholas GenesSylviah NyamuLynne D Richardson Ugo Ezenkwele Eric Legome Christopher RichardsonAdam BelachewTraci Leong Michelle C Kegler Elizabeth Vaughan

Published 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.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
healthcare
primary care
network analysis
bioinformatics analysis
adverse drug