Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA
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J Am Med Inform Assoc · Nov 2019
Multicenter StudyReduction of inappropriate medication in older populations by electronic decision support (the PRIMA-eDS project): a survey of general practitioners' experiences.
We sought to investigate the experiences of general practitioners (GPs) with an electronic decision support tool to reduce inappropriate polypharmacy in older patients (the PRIMA-eDS [Polypharmacy in chronic diseases: Reduction of Inappropriate Medication and Adverse drug events in older populations by electronic Decision Support] tool) in a multinational sample of GPs and to quantify the findings from a prior qualitative study on the PRIMA-eDS-tool. ⋯ GPs generally viewed the PRIMA-eDS medication check as useful and as informative. Recommendations were not always followed due to various reasons. Many GPs would use the medication check if integrated into the electronic health record.